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Miranda Robertson

Editor at BMC Biology

Latest posts by Miranda Robertson (see all)

  • The scientific Odyssey: Pre-registering the voyage - 3rd May 2017
  • A year of almost anything you can think of in life science – an eclectic pick from BMC Biology - 13th January 2017
  • Peer review: opting out - 23rd September 2016

The scientific Odyssey: Pre-registering the voyage

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03/05/2017

On Biology

Very few papers tell the true story of the research they report. Registered Reports, a research article format originally designed to combat bias and promote… Read more »

A year of almost anything you can think of in life science – an eclectic pick from BMC Biology

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13/01/2017

On Biology

The diversity and exploitation of plant signals, the illumination of biological function by molecular structure, the mystery of memory and the endless insights… Read more »

Peer review: opting out

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23/09/2016

On Biology

Disgusted with current peer review processes, some are opting out of peer review altogether and publishing on preprint servers. Can we offer a less radical… Read more »

The discovery of cyclin: the unknown and the unknowable

The first three divisions of a fertilized sea urchin egg

21/08/2015

On Biology

The story of the chance discovery of cyclin in sea urchin eggs shows why reporting standards and editorial best practice may need to respect the wayward… Read more »

The guidance of wise men: Reproducibility, reporting standards, and the views of our Editorial Board

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23/07/2015

On Biology

Following the launch today of BioMed Central's new Minimum Standards of Reporting Checklist, BMC Biology give us an insight into how it was developed and… Read more »

Biology – The foreseeable future

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17/10/2014

On Biology

It’s a year and a half since we last looked at what our Editorial Board thinks we still need to know about biology, and it’s Biology Week in the UK. Good… Read more »

Ebolavirus – Possibility and reality

29/09/2014

On Biology

The horrible crisis that is unfolding in Africa, with ebolavirus infection now threatening to become endemic, has its roots in many causes, of which the current… Read more »

A new impact factor, a model modeler, and how to make a syllabub

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09/09/2014

On Biology

This year, the impact factor of BMC Biology has increased for the second year in succession, to reach 7.4. Although like (probably) most of you, we have serious… Read more »

Cancer and diet – how to ask the right questions

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08/07/2014

On Biology

In the panel discussion at the end of the first BioMed Central conference on Metabolism, diet and disease, the panellists confronted the overwhelming evidence… Read more »

Cancer and diet – what you eat, or how much?

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04/02/2014

On Biology

The epidemiological evidence now seems overwhelming: obesity is a major cause of cancer, which will rise with the rising tide of obesity in the well fed Western… Read more »

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