Communicating Science Through Hip Hop
The Student Blog,
The Student Blog has talked a lot about ways to communicate research, from eliminating zombie nouns to “sacrificing truth for…
Time for a rare disease Moon Shot?
PLab,
Why is it so difficult to translate biological discoveries into effective drugs for diseases that are triggered by a single…
A preview of Crowd4Discovery experiments
PLab,
The goal of Crowd4Discovery (C4D) is to find out where amphetamines accumulate inside mouse brain cells by combining a proven…
Meth is a weak base, yo
PLab,
[The above image was lifted from Mike Mitchell, and I added the chemistry bits] The idea for our $25k meth crowdfunding…
Publishing in the Era of Open Science, Part 2
PLab,
This post is an article usage update for my lab’s PLOS ONE paper (Chen et al), which is now 100 days old. A month ago I posted…
If you email it, they will comment
PLab,
Today I made an appearance on everyONE, the PLoS ONE blog. I relayed my experience using email to solicit comments on my lab’s…
No Comment?
Public Library of Science - PLoS ONE Blog,
Why is it that comment forums provided by online scholarly journals for post-publication review are so consistently…
Beer Yeast and Zoloft
The Cellular Scale,
Beer Sampler (I took this picture)Yeast is an amazing organism that converts sugar into ethanol, or in other words barley into…
Do Worms Get Depressed?
PLab,
A comment on my lab’s recent PLoS ONE paper online discussion thread reawakened a dormant connection I had previously made to…
Share Your Data!
PLab,
I first heard about Figshare on Twitter earlier this year, but it took me a while to start sharing. The delay was caused by my…
Antidepressant Drugs and Cell Membranes
In the Pipeline,
How much do we really know about what small drug molecules do when they get into cells? Everyone involved in this sort of…
Weird Science increases its fondness for atheists
Nobel Intent,
I thought I didn't like you, but then you mentioned the Supreme Court: Atheists are some of the least trusted members of society…
Weird Science increases its fondness for atheists
Nobel Intent,
I thought I didn't like you, but then you mentioned the Supreme Court: Atheists are some of the least trusted members of…
Weird Science increases its fondness for atheists
Nobel Intent,
Leveduras, antidepressivos e membranas distorcidas
calmaria&tempestade's Blog,
A investigação científica exige tanto uma apreço pela precisão e o rigor, como inventividade e aquilo que poderíamos chamar de…