March biology highlights: octopuses, heavy metal, and pocket-sized DNA sequencing
Spring has finally sprung. The bulbs are out in Kew Gardens, and so are March's highlights from our biology journals.
Matthew Landau
Senior Journal Development Editor at BioMed Central
Matt looks after a portfolio of animal and plant science journals. Before joining BioMed Central in 2011, he worked at an NHS Primary Care Trust and as a freelance researcher for Katachi Magazine.
Latest posts by Matthew Landau (see all)
- March biology highlights: octopuses, heavy metal, and pocket-sized DNA sequencing - 10th April 2015
- From farm to plate, make food safe! - 7th April 2015
- Dried up! The effects of 2014 on Western US Lake Ecosystems - 13th November 2014
From farm to plate, make food safe!
Today on World Health Day 2015, the World Health Organization are campaigning to raise awareness of food safety as a priority area of public health concern.
Dried up! The effects of 2014 on Western US Lake Ecosystems
Dr. Ron Larson is a retired fish and wildlife biologist and photographer based in Klamath Falls, Oregon, and a co-author of the “Common Plants of the Upper… Read more »
Knowledge sharing: key to improving dog health
To mark today’s launch of Canine Genetics and Epidemiology, we asked the Kennel Club’s Health Information Manager, Aimée Llewellyn, to tell us more about… Read more »
The curious bridge between canine and human science
What have dogs ever done for us? Humans and dogs have a long history of co-existence and companionship, and our four-legged friends can have a profound impact… Read more »
Killing Rock Vomit in Whiting Harbor, Alaska: A Thought Experiment
Guest blog post by Monaca Noble, Marine Invasions lab, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center How do you control an invasive species? This is the question we… Read more »
Mad, bad and dangerous to know
In a new review article published today in Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases (JVATiTD), Anna Nekaris and colleagues review the… Read more »
Veterinary Research and zoonosis in the Indian Ocean islands
Today marks the publication of a special article collection in Veterinary Research on the subject of zoonosis and parasitosis in the Indian Ocean islands.… Read more »
Canine Genetics and Epidemiology is now accepting submissions
Canine Genetics and Epidemiology (CGE) is a new peer-reviewed open access journal, published by BioMed Central with the support and backing of the Kennel Club,… Read more »
A global model of avian influenza prediction in wild birds
Keiko Herrick and colleagues at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have put forward a model of avian influenza virus (AIV) prediction in wild birds, published… Read more »