Bringing the lab into the field
New technologies are bringing laboratories to the point-of-collection, improving sensitivity of field investigations and reducing delays
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Why we should care about the language we use in science
Brigitte Nerlich and Carmen McLeod at the Synthetic Biology Research Centre at the University of Nottingham have given ‘Responsible Research and… Read more »
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Conceiving of technologies as autonomous agents takes responsibility away from the people who are using them
Recent news reports predict that CRISPR-Cas9 and other technologies of synthetic biology will alter the genetic destiny of our… Read more »
Introducing BMC’s new blog: On Society!
On Society, our new addition to the blog network, reflects the expanded scope of our open access research offerings. Here you’ll… Read more »
Martin Jones talks citizen science ahead of SpotOn 18
Designing programs to interpret images is so complicated that for many tasks, humans still outperform machines. To keep up with… Read more »
BMC Mechanical Engineering is now open for submissions!
We are excited to announce that our latest engineering journal, BMC Mechanical Engineering, is now open for submissions! This… Read more »
Do sex differences play a role in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Using big data to tackle big questions
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is increasing in prevalence as rates of obesity and diabetes increase throughout the world.… Read more »
The sex lives of schistosomes; complexed mixing of genomes
Potential zoonotic schistosomiasis transmission could have a large impact on the control of schistosomiasis. In 2014 there was an… Read more »
Harness the healing power of electricity
Burns & Trauma recently published an article reviewing the emerging discipline of bioelectricity, evaluating the potential of… Read more »
In Review: a new way to open up the submissions and peer review process
A manuscript is much more than words on paper. Painstakingly drafted, fuelled by coffee over long nights, then (constructively)… Read more »