The devil may be in the detail, but the longview is also worth a look
It’s always pleasant to find examples of when open access allows researchers to more readily find articles. Sometimes they don’t like what they find. This… Read more »
Latest posts by Simon Harold (see all)
- Big questions and big data in plant biology at the FESPB/EPSO 2014 Congress - 22nd June 2014
- Highlights of the BMC-series: February 2014 - 4th March 2014
- A shock of change felt down the generations - 20th February 2014
BioVis 2012: Highlights from the 2nd Symposium on Biological Data Visualization
As the volume of research data increases so does its complexity, and with it the need to find sophisticated solutions for visualisation. In this guest post,… Read more »
Highlights of the BMC-series: October 2013
Who is better at multitasking? • Giant panda genetics • Ethnicity affects experience • Making a game out of science • The tardigrade nervous system •… Read more »
My heart is open
The magnetic resonance image on the right is my heart. It was taken a little while back when I took part in a clinical trial investigating the genetics of heart… Read more »
Embracing citizen science: BioMed Central gets hands-on to help tree health
A few weeks back, staff here at BioMed Central took some time out to turn the tables on publishing science by becoming citizen scientists. Swapping the office… Read more »
BMC Editors at World Health Summit, Berlin
BMC International Health & Human Rights is excited to be attending the World Health Summit (WHS) 2013 held in Berlin, Germany, from 20-22 October. The WHS… Read more »
Polymorphisms and prey pigmentation: can you really use human “predators” to investigate the evolution of camouflage?
Among the many strategies that prey species use to avoid being eaten is camouflage. But how is this strategy affected if the prey species exists in different… Read more »
Bioimage Informatics: a new thematic series
BMC Bioinformatics launches its latest article collection today, focusing on Bioimage Informatics. Edited by Ivo Sbalzarini, Pavel Tomancak and Hanchuan Peng,… Read more »
Highlights of the BMC-series: August 2013
Teaching biology is as easy as Pi • Fukushima fallout over butterflies • Probiotics are not to be sniffed at • Bacterial social networks • Image of… Read more »
#INT13 day 3 – when the superstars of ecology came out
In the final blog covering the ecological conference INTECOL, BMC Ecology looks back at a day of conservation, policy, and “ecological rockstars”… Read more »