BMC Series blog 2015 September Page 2

August 2015: Highlights of the BMC series

03/09/2015 Elaine Zhang

Sexually transmitted infection treatment challenges • Evolution of ‘glow-in-the-dark’ shark • Pathways to psychosis • Genetic traits of adaptable rice • Gut microbiota and obesity • Effective tobacco control policies • Comorbidty in adults with intellectual disabilities

Biology Health Medicine

Behind the image: 3D home range of the California condor

02/09/2015 Sophie Marchant

This year, James Sheppard won the Theoretical Ecology and Models section of the BMC Ecology Image Competition. Capturing the 3D home range of the California condor, James reveals more about this powerful and informative analysis technique.

Biology

The oldest and the scariest sea scorpion: a giant discovery

Eurypterids-3-1-Horizontal-Cropped CREDIT Patrick Lynch Yale University

01/09/2015 Dave Marshall

Described today in BMC Evolutionary Biology is the new eurypterid, Pentecopterus decorahensis. In this guest blog, expert in the field Dave Marshall explains more about the discovery.

Biology

Monthly Archives: September 2015

August 2015: Highlights of the BMC series

Behind the image: 3D home range of the California condor

The oldest and the scariest sea scorpion: a giant discovery