The Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) is an Asian monkey that shares 93% of its DNA sequence with humans and, due to this similarity, is an important species for scientific study. Until now, work on the Rhesus macaque has largely focused on the Indian subspecies, but an article published in Genome Biology reports, for the first… Read more »
The European Commission (EC) has announced a consultation on ‘scientific information in the digital age’. The consultation is running until 9th September 2011 so if you’re as interested in open access and open data as we are then the EC wants to hear your opinion on the following issues: – how scientific articles could become… Read more »
With major depression being one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, impacting on many different areas of life, including pregnancy and work absence, treatment and management of this debilitating condition garners a lot of attention. However, from a public health perspective, better understanding the patterns and causes of depression will help guide initiatives to… Read more »