Among the first physicians to have considered the implications of statistical probability in medical research was Donald Mainland, MD,...
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The Crossover: Meiotic miRNAs on the X may not escape MSCI after all
, Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, chromosome, gene regulation, genetics, mirna, rna, 0Meiotic miRNAs on the X may not escape MSCI after all Understanding the role of heterochromatin formation to gene...
New Hope for People with Drug-Resistant Depression
, Pharmacology, Psychology, copyediting, editor, proofreading, substantive editing, 0New Hope for People with Drug-Resistant Depression You’ve done it all, you’ve gone to therapy and followed their advice, you’ve...
Editing Levels
, Editing, ESL Blogs, Scientific English, copyediting, editor, proofreading, substantive editing, 0The Three Levels of Editing: Proofreading, Copyediting and Substantive Editing Document Editing Entails Numerous Activities The time, effort, and...
My Model Species: The Sea Turtle
, Ecology, Caretta caretta, loggerhead, marine biology, se turtle, sea turtle research, 0Addressing Fundamental Ecological Questions: My Model Species…The Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) I must admit, when I travelled to Greece...
Science and the Heavy Hand of History
, Editor Perspectives, Non-technical, ScienceDocs Specialist Perspectives, Eric Kandel, Holocaust, Jewish scientists, Nazism, nobel award, science history, 0SCIENCE AND THE HEAVY HAND OF HISTORY The Successes of Holocaust Survivors Remind Us of What Might Have Been...
NIH Grant Proposals – Biographical Sketches
, Grant Writing, biographical sketch, Biosketches, NIH Grant Proposal, SciENcv, 0Procedures for NIH Grant Proposal Biographical Sketches (Biosketches) Are Evolving The National Institutes of Health reports it is in...
Frogs Use Gutters to Amplify Mating Calls
, Auditory, Biology, Biopsychology, Life Sciences, zoology, auditory, biopsychology, consonance, disharmony, dissonance, frequency, harmony, hearing, perception, sound, soundwaves, 0Frogs Use Gutters to Amplify Mating Calls Frogs use mating calls to find their mates and, at least in...
The Facts About the MMR Vaccine/Autism Link (or the Lack Thereof)
, Infectious Disease, Life Sciences, Public Health, autism, measles, mmr, mumps, rubella, vaccine, 0The Facts About the MMR Vaccine/Autism Link (or the Lack Thereof) On February 28th, 1998, The Lancet published Ileal-Lymphoid-Nodular Hyperplasia,...
Dissonance in music explained as urge to move one note
, Auditory, Biopsychology, auditory, biopsychology, consonance, disharmony, dissonance, frequency, harmony, hearing, perception, sound, soundwaves, 0Dissonance in music explained as urge to move one note Dissonance in classical music was explained by the chief...
VALIDATION: The key to experimental repeatability and a sound scientific publication
, Editor Perspectives, Scientific Publishing, Study Design, accuracy, data loggers, experimental repeatability, research validation, scientific validation, validation, 0VALIDATION: The key to experimental repeatability and a sound scientific publication Whenever I write a paper, review a...
What We Talk About When We Talk About Translation
, Spanish, Translation, English translation, machine translation, source word, Spanish translation, synonym, target language, Translation, 0Love is an elusive concept with many interpretations, Raymond Carver reminds us in his short story What We Talk...
Microbiota and Obesity: All in Your Gut?
, Gastrology, Bacteriodetes, metabolic disorders, metabolism, microbiome, Microbiota and Obesity, obesity epidemic, 0Microbiota and Obesity: All in Your Gut? In the current obesity epidemic that is affecting most developed nations,...
Marijuana: The Mechanism Behind the Munchies
, Public Health, ScienceDocs News, appetite, cannabinoid, marijuana, POMC, 0June 22, 2015 12:00 p.m. PST ScienceDocs News The idea that smoking marijuana sometimes leads to “the munchies” has been a...
What Professionals Need to Know about Writing Well
, Editor Perspectives, ESL Blogs, Medical Writing, Non-technical, ScienceDocs Specialist Perspectives, Scientific English, English, medical writing, scientific writing, 0What Professionals Need to Know about Writing Well Almost all white-collar workers believe that good writing skills are important...
Should an author index her own book? On first look, the author seems the perfect person to index her...
KISS and Tell for Effective Communication
, Editing, English, ESL Blogs, Medical Writing, editing, English, grammar, KISS, medical writing, scientific writing, 0KISS and Tell for Effective Communication Many people have heard of and quoted the KISS principle – Keep It...
The Art of Science
, Editor Perspectives, Non-technical, Art of Scientific Research, art vs. science, research process, subjective science, 0The Art of science In his book, the Art of Scientific Research, William Beveridge said that “Paradoxical as it...
Superbugs Cause Super Problems
, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Public Health, antibiotic resistance, antibiotics, bacteria, MRSA, pharmacology, pharmacy, superbugs, 0Superbugs Cause Super Problems Recently, my kids heard the term “superbug” on the news and immediately conjured pictures and...
How to improve your writing: suggestions from a medical writer
, ESL Blogs, Medical Writing, ESL editing, journal publishing, medical editing, medical writing, science writing, scientific editor, 0I think it’s fair to presume that most of us involved in medical research do not have extensive, if...
Data Management Plans for Grant Proposals
, Data Management Plans, Grant Proposals, data management, DMPTool, grant proposals, metadata, science data, 0Data Management Plans Give us the data! Triggered by the economic contraction that most local, state, and federal agencies...
Waste Not, Want Not: A Call for the Appropriate Use of Antibiotics
, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Public Health, antibiotic resistance, antibiotics, antimicrobial, bacteria, MRSA, pharmacology, Staphylococcus aureus, 0Waste Not, Want Not: A Call for the Appropriate Use of Antibiotics I do not like wasting things: time, money,...
Could Enceladus provide conditions for microbial life?
, Astronomy, Microbiology, astronomy, bacteria, hydrogeothermal, microbiology, news, Saturn, 0Further evidence of hydrogeothermal activity on Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus points to intriguing potential in the search for extraterrestrial...
What do snakes have to do with cancer?
, Non-technical, Oncology, cancer, contortrostatin, snake venom, 0What do snakes have to do with cancer?…They can confuse it! Or at least their venom can. But not...
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