CRISPR Gene-Editing Tested in a Person for the First Time
The move by Chinese scientists could spark a biomedical duel between China and the United States.
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Argentina’s Scientists Engulfed in Budget Crisis
Cuts could spark an exodus of young talent, some fear
Theranos Whistleblower Shook the Company—And His Family
Tyler Shultz says he wanted to shield reputation of former Secretary of State George Shultz, a Theranos director; $400,000 in legal fees
WIPO Adopts Open Access Policy for its Publications
The World Intellectual Property Organization today announced its new Open Access policy to promote the widest possible public access to its publications, furthering the Organization’s commitment to the dissemination and sharing of knowledge.
Wellcome Open Research: The Start of a New Journey
The first articles have gone live on Wellcome Open Research; 15 of them in total, with more submissions in the pipeline.
Disgraced Stem-Cell Entrepreneur Under Fresh Investigation
Davide Vannoni is barred from offering a controversial stem-cell therapy in Italy but may be continuing his work abroad.
The Global University Employability Ranking 2016
The 150 best universities for delivering work-ready graduates
Robots Beat Academics in Research Challenge
A new study shows computers outshine real-life academics when performing some scholarly research tasks
Peer Review Is in Crisis, But Should Be Fixed, Not Abolished
The traditional mode of publishing scientific research faces much criticism – primarily for being too slow and sometimes shoddily done. Maybe fewer publications of higher quality is the way forward.
The Global Burden of Journal Peer Review in the Biomedical Literature: Strong Imbalance in the Collective Enterprise
The Global Burden of Journal Peer Review in the Biomedical Literature: Strong Imbalance in the Collective Enterprise
Mathematical model estimating the overall quantitative annual demand for peer review and the supply in biomedical research.
Science Disrupt London Sessions
Science is going through a revolution. The world of tech, startups, makers, innovators and collaborators are beginning to be welcomed in to the scientific ecosystem in a way never seen before. Science: Disrupt brings together the innovators, iconoclasts and entrepreneurs intent on creating change in science. Join us at Digital Science for our 4th Science Disrupt London Session to Disrupt the Lab!
What Scientists Should Focus on — and Fear — Under Trump
Nine experts reflect on where researchers should direct their efforts during the next US administration.
PhD Starter Kit – Preparing for Life in Academia
A collection of tools that might help your research if you adopt them early enough in your academic career.
Semantic Scholar
An academic search engine that utilizes artificial intelligence methods to provide highly relevant results and novel tools to filter them with ease.
The Academic, Economic and Societal Impacts of Open Access
While deceptive publishing remains an ongoing issue, particularly in the developing world, increasing public engagement, development of OA policies, and discussion of sustainable and ethical publishing practices can remove this potential threat.
Current Incentives for Scientists Lead to Underpowered Studies with Erroneous Conclusions
Current Incentives for Scientists Lead to Underpowered Studies with Erroneous Conclusions
Researchers acting to maximise their fitness should spend most of their effort seeking novel results and conduct small studies that have only 10%–40% statistical power. As a result, half of the studies they publish will report erroneous conclusions. Current incentive structures are in conflict with maximising the scientific value of research; we suggest ways that the scientific ecosystem could be improved.
eLife Appoints New Head of Technology to Lead Open-Source Tool Development
eLife has appointed Paul Shannon as its new Head of Technology to oversee the development of tools and software in support of science communication.
A Computer Program Just Ranked the Most Influential Brain Scientists of the Modern Era
A Computer Program Just Ranked the Most Influential Brain Scientists of the Modern Era
Semantic Scholar extends its reach to neuroscience, analyzing millions of science articles
Allen Institute for AI Eyes the Future of Scientific Search
A new search engine called Semantic Scholar helps academics deal with the increasingly enormous volume of academic research.
Authorea Acquires The Winnower
The Winnower will power a range of publishing services for researchers who are writing on Authorea.
PLOS Releases an Open Data Collection
PLOS Releases an Open Data Collection
A PLOS selection of research articles, guidelines, and commentaries about data sharing, data practices, and data policies from different research fields.
Transparent Peer Review One Year On
The majority of our authors are opting in to publish reviewer reports of their papers.
10 Simple Rules for Developing Public Biological Databases
10 Simple Rules for Developing Public Biological Databases
If you are considering developing a new database, please, for the love of science, follow these 10 simple rules for creating and maintaining (biological) databases.
Thomas Landrain Interview: Short-Circuiting Research
The story of La Paillasse: an open lab which aims to cut out the intermediaries and create a much more open way of doing research, enabling to fast-prototype solutions to scientific problems.
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