A worthy approach to peer review?
BioMed Central announces a new partnership with Axios Review, an external peer review service that aims to improve the efficiency of the peer review system.… Read more »
Christopher Foote
Chris is the Editor of BMC Cell Biology, BMC Ecology, and BMC Evolutionary Biology. Before joining BioMed Central in 2012, he did a PhD at the University of Glasgow and post-doctoral research at Iowa State University.
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- Neanderthals, troubles with children, and influential spiders – news from ESEB 2017 - 31st August 2017
- BMC Ecology is now accepting Registered Reports! - 24th August 2017
- BMC Ecology Image Competition 2017: the winning images! - 18th August 2017
Ancient DNA reveals the lion’s past and (perhaps) future
The evolutionary history of lions is opaque, as most of the sub-species that once roamed the Old World are now extinct. However new research, published in BMC… Read more »
Hiding the truth – how one bird fools another
There are many things we might think of when admiring the song birds we see in our gardens and woodlands; their bright plumage, the beautiful singing, the… Read more »
Invasion of the cannibal ladybirds!!!
Given the severe ecological and economic damage caused by invasive species, identifying what makes some species such effective invaders is of paramount… Read more »
BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders at the 2014 BSO Annual Meeting
BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders is excited to be attending the British Society of Otology Annual Meeting 2014 held in London, UK, on 6 February. In addition… Read more »
Sneezing sponges provide evidence of a new sensory organ in an ancient lineage
By Ciara Ni Dhubhghaill, Assistant Editor, BMC Series Despite lacking nerves, muscles and a central nervous system, sponges (Porifera) are capable of organizing… Read more »
GPs under pressure, trying to get better – RCGP 2013
It was hard to keep politics out of the 2013 meeting of the Royal College of General Practitioners, held in Harrogate, UK earlier this month and attended by… Read more »
BMC and the Royal College of General Practitioners
BMC Family Practice will be attending the annual conference of the Royal College of General Practitioners taking place this year from October 3rd – 5th in… Read more »
Evaluating Fukushima: fallout from a butterfly controversy
Research conducted in the area around the Fukushima nuclear power plant in the months following the devastating tsunami and nuclear meltdown suggested that the… Read more »
Pessimism, optimism and the benefits of a late night snack – BSG 2013
Optimism might have seemed to be in short supply at the 2013 British Society of Gastroenterology conference in Glasgow on June 24th-27th, attended by practising… Read more »