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Posted by the Node, on 30 June 2016
On the 23rd of June the United Kingdom held a referendum on whether to remain a member of the European Union or to leave. Prior to the vote, Nature reported that ...Posted by the Node, on 31 May 2016
Earlier this month, two papers were published (from the Brivanlou and Zernicka-Goetz labs) that reported in vitro systems to study development of the human embryo through implantation stages. These experiments ...Posted by the Node, on 28 April 2016
In the last few years, the life sciences have been plagued by cases of scientific misconduct which led to corrections, retractions and, to some extent, in a lack of trust on ...Posted by the Node, on 21 March 2016
Last week, Development announced a special issue on organoids. In vitro organogenesis is a burgeoning new field, with applications in the study of human development, drug testing and ultimately the ...Posted by the Node, on 24 February 2016
Last week saw ASAPbio, a meeting that discussed the role that preprints can play in the life sciences (for a an introduction to preprints check out this video or this wikipedia page). Those ...Posted by the Node, on 29 January 2016
Last week the Montreal Neurological Institute announced that it will become the first fully Open Science academic institute. In addition to making their results and data available for free upon publication, ...Posted by the Node, on 30 November 2015
It’s getting to that time of year when we think about the year to come and the things we hope it will bring: love, health, money… and maybe a little ...Posted by the Node, on 30 October 2015
Recently, Tomer Stern and Itamar Harel posted on the Node about Graduate Peer Group, a discussion group where graduate students could interact with each other and address the challenges that ...Posted by the Node, on 28 September 2015
There is an increased awareness that only a small fraction of PhD students will ultimately secure a tenure-track position in academia. This has led to a discussion on whether graduate ...Posted by the Node, on 27 August 2015
This week the BioMedCentral blog put together a quiz to test how good you are at assessing the best course of action when faced with tricky peer review scenarios. These scenarios make for a ...