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Speaking of Science
The Scientist | Apr 1, 2016 | 2 min read
April 2016's selection of notable quotes
TS Picks: March 15, 2016
Tracy Vence | Mar 15, 2016 | 1 min read
Profile of a CRISPR pioneer; SciHub, open access, and for-profit publishing; improving ecological models
Paper Containing Creationist Language Pulled
Bob Grant | Mar 7, 2016 | 3 min read
PLOS ONE says a breakdown in the peer-review process led to the publication of a now-retracted biomechanics paper that made reference to a “Creator.”
Future Fields of Inquiry
Tracy Vence | Mar 7, 2016 | 1 min read
Researchers propose an approach to identify new multidisciplinary interests in the sciences.
Zika Update
Kerry Grens | Feb 16, 2016 | 2 min read
Uptick in Guillain-Barré syndrome; Zika data-sharing snags; Brazilian state discontinues larvicide
Speaking of Science
The Scientist | Feb 1, 2016 | 2 min read
February 2016's selection of notable quotes
PubPeer Users Question a Cancer Paper
Bob Grant | Jan 13, 2016 | 1 min read
A 2012 Cancer Cell paper is under investigation after users of the post-publication peer review website raised questions about the validity of Western blot images.
ORCID Rising
Bob Grant | Jan 7, 2016 | 1 min read
Publishers and scientific societies will require researchers to identify themselves using unique numeric codes.
Study: Transparency Lacking in Biomedical Literature
Anna Azvolinsky | Jan 4, 2016 | 3 min read
Few authors make their full data available and most published papers do not clearly state funding sources and conflicts of interest.
Immune-Boosting Protein Study Questioned
Tracy Vence | Dec 23, 2015 | 1 min read
Science adds an editorial expression of concern to an already-corrected study on a protein reported to spur T-cell proliferation in mice.
The Top 10 Retractions of 2015
Retraction Watch | Dec 22, 2015 | 3 min read
A look at this year’s most memorable retractions
Trending Positively
Tracy Vence | Dec 16, 2015 | 1 min read
Analyzing three decades’ worth of PubMed-indexed abstracts, scientists find a notable increase in the frequency of positive words, such as “innovative” and “novel,” over time.
TS Picks: December 14, 2015
Tracy Vence | Dec 14, 2015 | 1 min read
New PhDs boost economy; Dutch universities strike open-access deal with Elsevier; #scibucketlist
TS Picks: December 3, 2015
Jef Akst | Dec 3, 2015 | 2 min read
Inducing brain infections to cure cancer?; new journal publishes bit science; priming the brain for language learning
Self Correction
Kerry Grens | Dec 1, 2015 | 7 min read
What to do when you realize your publication is fatally flawed
Gambling on Reproducibility
Bob Grant | Nov 10, 2015 | 2 min read
New research finds that observers placing bets in a stock exchange–like environment are pretty good at predicting the replicability of psychology studies.
Parsing Negative Citations
Kelly Rae Chi | Oct 26, 2015 | 3 min read
A new tool helps scientists better understand what happens to studies that are criticized in the literature.
Crystal Unclear
Tracy Vence | Oct 15, 2015 | 10+ min read
A behind-the-scenes look at how researchers solved the high-resolution crystal structure of the nucleosome core particle raises the age-old question of assigning credit in science.
Debating the Value of Anonymity
Jef Akst | Oct 5, 2015 | 2 min read
PubPeer responds to criticism that anonymous post-publication peer review threatens the scientific process.
Predatory Journal Biz Booming
Bob Grant | Oct 5, 2015 | 2 min read
Scientific publishers with questionable standards raked in about $75 million and published more than 400,000 articles last year, according to a new analysis.
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