Improving yams with genomics
Despite their importance in West Africa, yams have little recognition worldwide and are often confused with the completely unrelated sweet potato. Termed an… Read more »
22 Sep 2017
Open research pioneers, open perspectives
Open research pioneers, open perspectives
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Behind the Image: Camera-shy Octupi
Can you see it yet? You'd be forgiven for thinking this was just an image of coral but it is, in fact, an octopus marvelously camouflaging itself. Michelle… Read more »
Neoplastic Petals: unfurling the factors that help cancer to spread
Dr Sarah Boyle, winner of the Breast Cancer Research Image Competition 2017 People’s Choice award, tells us more about the research behind her image… Read more »
Stuck in Jelly – Hydrogels as a new method for Leishmania culture
An exploration of the use of hydrogels to provide a matrix to support the growth of macrophages for Leishmania culture
What does transparency in peer review mean to you?
As part of this year’s peer review week celebrations, Alice Meadows (ORCID) chaired a panel debate with Irene Hames (Peer review and publications ethics… Read more »
Podcast: Family member perceptions of OCD
OCD symptoms consume significant portions of time in one’s life and can affect school, work, and even their family members. Those who care for an individual… Read more »
Improving sanitation through WASH in remote rural villages
A lack of safe drinking water and sanitation are primary causes of diarrhea: highly prevalent in developing countries, it lead to a staggering 9.2% of child… Read more »
Possible effects of raising tobacco taxes across the EU
Increasing cigarette prices through taxation could reduce cigarette consumption and smoking related deaths across EU countries. This is according to a study… Read more »
World Alzheimer’s Day 2017: earlier diagnosis is key to reduce impact of dementia
Paola Barbarino is CEO of Alzheimer's Disease International, the partner society of Alzheimer's Research & Therapy. For World Alzheimer's Day, Paola details… Read more »
