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Posted on January 28, 2011 by Heather

Link-love, heart, vessel, skin, cancer and eye development, and a tiger cub. Continue reading →

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Peer-review – I am beatin’ that horse until it dies!

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Sylvia McLain

I just published another post on peer review in response to Cameron Neylon’s post about peer-review here . Specifically I didn’t like his example in the post as I don’t think its a good allegory for peer-review. But to spare … Continue reading →

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Peer-review here we go again …

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Sylvia McLain

Once again the peer-review vs. science online debate appears! In an article by Peer review: Trial by Twitter – Apoorva Mandavilli talks about a lot of things but it mentions that science is getting ‘torn apart’ in the online media… … Continue reading →

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Informed consent?

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Fi Douglas

The term “informed consent” implies that patients need to be aware of any possible benefits, risks and complications before agreeing to commence with a treatment. Most patients don’t have a medical or scientific background, so it is not practical for … Continue reading →

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Criminal leadership: a bad situation for citizens and scientists

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Steve Caplan

Happy New Year to everyone. And while many countries celebrated the coming year, not in every country is the New Year based on the Gregorian Calendar. And not in every country was the New Year’s break a happy time. The … Continue reading →

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