Medicine and health sciences

Applying the science of measurement to biology: Why bother?

by Carmen H. Coxon, Colin Longstaff, Chris Burns Both basic and translational research are continuously evolving, but the principles that underpin research integrity remain constant. These include rational, hypothesis-driven, and...

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Plan U: Universal access to scientific and medical research via funder preprint mandates

by Richard Sever, Michael Eisen, John Inglis Preprint servers such as arXiv and bioRxiv represent a highly successful and relatively low cost mechanism for providing free access to research findings....

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On the value of preprints: An early career researcher perspective

[ad_1] by Sarvenaz Sarabipour, Humberto J. Debat, Edward Emmott, Steven J. Burgess, Benjamin Schwessinger, Zach Hensel Peer-reviewed journal publication is the main means for academic researchers in the life sciences...

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Crafting your scientist brand

by Peter J. Hotez That a scientist might shape and cultivate a personal brand is a relatively new concept but one that is finding increasing acceptance in this new age...

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Best Match: New relevance search for PubMed

by Nicolas Fiorini, Kathi Canese, Grisha Starchenko, Evgeny Kireev, Won Kim, Vadim Miller, Maxim Osipov, Michael Kholodov, Rafis Ismagilov, Sunil Mohan, James Ostell, Zhiyong Lu PubMed is a free search...

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