Category Archives: Interview
Author Interview: Justin Adams on a New Digital Fossil Archive (Part 2)
Could the Ebola epidemic end this year?
Although the Ebola epidemic is still raging in west Africa, US and European buzz about the disease spiked briefly and then all but disappeared, according to Google search data published in Vox’s in-depth report. Liberia’s situation is the most promising, … Continue reading
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Measuring the success of an online bioinformatics resource
Like many other journals, PLOS Computational Biology aims to publish research that helps to further the field and develop the community that the journal serves. From time to time, however, we publish a paper that makes a significant impact not … Continue reading
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An Interview with Pascale Cossart
Charles Ebikeme interviews Pascale Cossart of the Institut Pasteur on the occasion of her receipt of the Women in Science Award at FEBS-EMBO 2014. On September 2, Pascale Cossart received the Women in Science Award at the Federation of European … Continue reading
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Posted by General, Interview, listeria, PLoS Pathogens, women in science
inAsifa Majid on language and olfaction
When I first ran across Asifa Majid’s article with Ewelina Wnuk in Cognition, about how speakers of Maniq, a language indigenous to southern Thailand, have a vocabulary for talking about smell, I was taken aback. In anthropology, especially since …
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Posted by Announcements, Asifa Majid, Culture, Interview, Jahai, language and culture, Maniq, olfaction, senses, sensory anthropology, sensory learning, Skill
inIs it safe to exercise when pregnant?
The short answer is yes – it is absolutely safe to exercise while pregnant. It is also very beneficial. There are a few situations that you want to avoid (e.g. maximal exercise, overheating, etc), although I can’t imagine many pregnant …
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Posted by Interview, nutrition, Obesity Research, Physical Activity, Podcast, Zach Ferraro
inNew Zealand & Mozambique Get Top Grades on Physical Activity Report Cards
Today is the first full day at the Global Summit on the Physical Activity of Children, and it began with the unveiling of Physical Activity Report Cards from 15 different countries. Canada has been releasing an annual Report Card on …
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