March 2011's selection of notable quotes
Having a child changes everything. But it doesn’t necessarily have to disrupt your research while you’re out on leave.
In Chapter 9, “Darwin in Denial,” author Tim Birkhead explains how Darwin’s failure to recognize avian female promiscuity resulted in a century of misconceptions about sexual selection
Asleep, The Restless Plant, Genetics of Original Sin, Disease Maps
A recent book exposes what Darwin got wrong about sexual behavior in birds, and what his error tells us about the evolution of scientific knowledge.
A snapshot of the highest-ranked articles from a 30-day period on Faculty of 1000
A father’s determination to help his son resulted in an experimental treatment for autism that uses roundworms to modulate inflammatory immune responses. Can the worms be used to treat other diseases?
Meet the people behind studies that use nematodes to treat inflammatory diseases.
Gabriele Sorci discusses how invaders can band together to more effectively infect hosts.
In Chapter 3, “Credibility: Validating Discovery Claims,” author Frederick Grinnell details the difficulty in making discoveries that buck current scientific paradigms.