0000-0001-8462-0271 By Andreas Prokop, PhD, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester The Manchester Fly Facility maintains an objective-driven, long-term science communication initiative which started in 2011 and promotes the importance ofCategory Archives: #SfN15
How to communicate basic research in schools – a case study using Drosophila
0000-0001-8462-0271 By Andreas Prokop, PhD, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester The Manchester Fly Facility maintains an objective-driven, long-term science communication initiative which started in 2011 and promotes the importance ofOpen Data Projects Win Wellcome Trust, NIH and HHMI Open Science Prize
0000-0002-8715-28960000-0001-7318-5892 “Scientists can do much more with their own data if things are shared publicly and shared publicly quickly in order to have potential for real world impact.” -Trevor Bedford, lead of the Open ScienceEarly Career Researchers and Forbes 30 Under 30 Innovators Have What It Takes
0000-0002-8715-2896Source: Early Career Researchers and Forbes 30 Under 30 Innovators Have What It Takes 0000-0001-7318-5892 In advance of the third Early Career Researcher Travel Award Program launching today, PLOS reached out to recipients of ForbesPosted by in #SfN15, featured, History of Public Health, medically unexplained symptoms
Redhead Gene Doubles Melanoma Risk, Without Sun
Source: Redhead Gene Doubles Melanoma Risk, Without Sun Variants of the melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) gene impart the red hair, fair skin, and freckles of a Prince Harry, Wilma Flintstone, or Donald Trump – and also190 million years of tetrapod biodiversity
Tetrapod is the name given to any vertebrate animal with four (tetra) legs (pod). There are more than 30,000 living species of tetrapod known today, and this includes many of the animals we are familiarFrom the Desk of Aakriti Jain, a Goodbye
Over the past year and a few months, I have seen PLOS Synbio grow into a vibrant community of scientists, social scientists, designers, biohackers, and the general public. Together, we have moved sites, changed platforms,Posted by in #SfN15, David Bowie, featured, History of Public Health, medically unexplained symptoms
Existential Questions in Ecology – three simple questions to ask yourself in the treatment of ecological zeroes
The analysis of ecological data can be a difficult endeavor. Ecological data are noisy: some days are windy, some days are hotter than usual, sometimes ants chew through your carefully placed flagging tape, andWhat’s your excuse for being inactive?
When Travis and I started writing this blog back in 2008, our lives looked drastically different than they do today. We were both graduate students in our 20’s, with ample spare time, good health, fewPosted by in #SfN15, featured, medically unexplained symptoms, news, Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour
The Open Access Dinosaurs of 2015
The use of open access publishing in dinosaur paleontology has seen great growth over the past few years, particularly for newly named critters. As is apparently my custom, I’ve put together a list of theYour Top 15 in ’15: Most popular on PLOS BLOGS Network
By Victoria Costello, PLOS Senior Social Media & Community Editor With 2.3 million visitors reading more than 600 new posts on PLOS BLOGS Network over the past year, this last week of 2015 seems a goodPosted by in #SfN15, Absolutely Maybe, Collaboration between scientists, DNA Science, drug prices, EveryOne, featured, History of Public Health, medically unexplained symptoms, Mind the Brain, Obesity Panacea, PLoS Biologue, plos biology, PLOS BLOGS Network, PLoS Medicine, PLOS Neuro, PLOS One, PLOS Paleo, Public Health Perspectives, Public science communication, scicomm, science communication, Science Writing, sciwriters, Victoria Costello