The curious case of the color-changing slug
The Kerry spotted slug (Geomalacus maculosus), an EU protected species only found in parts of Ireland and Iberia, has the unusual trait of having two distinct… Read more »
20 Aug 2017
Open science, open perspectives
Open science, open perspectives
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BMC Ecology Image Competition 2017: the winning images!
Today, BMC Ecology announces the winners of our 2017 Image Competition. Here we share our overall winning images - enjoy!
Out of Africa – The new origin story for Malaria
New sampling and sequencing of malaria parasite from apes and monkeys is re-writing the phylogeny and origin story of one of humankinds most deadly infections.
Relaunching Nutrition Journal
Following the appointment of Professor Clare Collins (University of Newcastle, Australia) and Dr. Sharon Kirkpatrick (University of Waterloo, Canada) as… Read more »
The gut microbiota and Parkinson’s disease – what we know so far
From our metabolism to our immune system, we are just beginning to scratch the surface on the impact of our microbiome. Its potential role in diseases such as… Read more »
Video blog: Eating with your eyes
In a new video, we look at research recently published in BMC Obesity, that explores the use of portion control plates to reduce self-selected food portion… Read more »
Critical Care celebrates 20 years
13th August 2017 marks 20 years since the first issue of Critical Care was published. In this blog and on our dedicated anniversary landing page, we look back… Read more »
Is that a peanut or a landmine? Experiences when dining out with food hypersensitive children
Many families look forward to dining out as a way of both lessening parent and caregiver workload while also engineering an often rare opportunity for families… Read more »
Space invaders: the challenges of studying microbes in space
Conducting research on Earth is challenging enough for most of us, but what if your research specialty is studying organisms in space? Kasthuri Venkateswaran… Read more »
