Reasons to be resolute but optimistic on World Refugee Day 2018
On World Refugee Day we commemorate the strength, courage, and perseverance of the more than 68 million people around the world who are refugees or displaced as… Read more »
20 Jun 2018
Open research pioneers, open perspectives
Open research pioneers, open perspectives
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The effect of marijuana on pain response to traumatic injury
There is anecdotal evidence to suggest marijuana users require more medication to manage acute pain, but does the science back this up? A pilot study published… Read more »
Highlights of the BMC series: May 2018
Oxytocin receptor gene methylation in social and emotional functioning • Safe smart phone sound levels •Causes of death among street-connected children and… Read more »
The Creative Reactions Project
An artist and a scientist undertake a fruitful collaboration to inform the public about tsetse fly transmission of trypanosomes
Folic acid supplements and gut bacteria
How does the supplement folic acid get into our bodies? I had assumed it was taken up in the same way as natural folates found in our diet, but our bodies take… Read more »
BMC Ecology Image Competition Announcement 2018
We are delighted to announce that the 6th annual BMC Ecology image competition launches today! We are calling for ecologists around the world to submit their… Read more »
“Glocalized” teaching and learning to investigate global processes through local examples in disease ecology
In this post, Krisztian Magori discusses "glocalized" education as a potential way to help students better appreciate global concepts, such as the effects of… Read more »
Transposon Day Quiz: How much do you know about the field’s founder, Barbara McClintock?
Barbara McClintock is widely recognized as the founder of the field of transposable elements research and the scientist who brought to light the significance of… Read more »
When real-time looks more benign: Fouls in slo-mo are penalized more severely by soccer referees
This blog was written by Stephan Lewandowsky and crossposted from the Psychonomic Society’s blog. Those of you who are soccer fans may find the following… Read more »
