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#DevBiolWriteClub, Post #3
Posted by John Wallingford, on 22 December 2020
John Wallingford returns for another Developmental Biology Write Club – this time featuring his favourite books about writingHow to… Graphical Abstract
Posted by Helena Jambor, on 27 October 2020
Helena Jambor shares her tips for how to create a captivating and coherent visual abstract#DevBiolWriteClub on the Node, Post #2:
Posted by John Wallingford, on 18 October 2020
For other posts in this series click here In my first post a few months back, I talked about the need for working scientists to create new habits of mind …Converting spreadsheets to tidy data – Part 2
Posted by Joachim Goedhart, on 29 September 2020
The superplot was recently proposed as a data visualization strategy that improves the communication of experimental results (Lord et al, 2020). To simplify the visualization of data with a superplot, …‘Another look’ at peer review: reviewing review articles
Posted by Alex Eve, on 25 September 2020
If this post causes a sense of déjà vu, it might be because you’ve read our recent articles: An Introduction to Writing Review Articles and Getting involved in peer review. …Getting involved in peer review
Posted by Alex Eve, on 19 May 2020
In pre-COVID19 times, back when conferences happened largely in person, early-career researchers (ECRs) often asked me how they could get more direct invitations to be a reviewer. Peer review is …
How to make colour blind friendly palettes, from regular contributor Jochim Goedhart.
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