 SciEdLearning to Read the Tree of LifeThe flexibility of digital visualization has the potential to overcome many of the obstacles to “tree thinking.” Jean Flanagan looks at new methods for teaching the core tenets and finer points of evolution  EveryONEThe Multiple Origins of Wine GrapesIn a new PLOS ONE paper, researchers discover that the grapes now harvested for winemaking are not those originally found growing wild millennia ago; they reached their current state through domestication |
 Mind the BrainRepost: Dealing with Psychological Trauma in ChildrenIn light of debate about how best to help younger children after traumas such as yesterday's deadly tornado in Oklahoma, we repost this assessment of the neuroscience of childhood PTSD by VA psychiatrist Shaili Jain Work in ProgressMATH and TumorsJessica Wapner reports on a new study which provides evidence for the connection between high mutant-allele tumor heterogeneity and shorter survival rates of patients GobbledygookMetrics and AttributionMartin Fenner previews this week's panel at Oxford: Attribution: Managing Provenance, Ethics, and Metrics, part of the combined ORCID/Dryad Meeting |
The following new articles are published in PLOS Medicine this week:
Continuing with the series providing a global perspective on integrating mental health, Sylvia Kaaya and colleagues discuss the importance of integrating mental health interventions into HIV prevention and treatment …
Well, not really math, but MATH, for mutant-allele tumor heterogeneity. So not math per se, but a measurement. Allow me to explain.
The measurement known as MATH was created by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital as a way to quantify …
This Thursday I take part in a panel discussion at the Joint ORCID – Dryad Symposium on Research Attribution. Together with Trish Groves (BMJ) and Christine Borgman (UCLA) I will discuss several aspects of attribution. Trish will speak about …
As we return to work this Monday, there’s a good chance that at least some of us celebrated the weekend with a glass of wine or two. Wine has established itself as a drink of choice across the world for …
From March 22nd to March 24th, 2013, a working group of scientists, science writers, and other experts met at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center in Raleigh, North Carolina to discuss the state of science in the media and how to improve communication between scientists and journalists. Continue reading
A new service allows researchers to add research datasets – and other content with DataCite DOIs, including all figshare content – to their ORCID profile by integrating with the DataCite Metadata Store. The tool is an adaption (or fork) …
Humans interact with bacteria almost every minute of our lives. Of the millions of these interactions, only a handful result in disease, and some bacteria only cause infections under certain conditions. In a recent PLOS ONE study, researchers probe …
As we have discussed in previous posts, PLOS Biology believes strongly that we are Open for a Reason; one of our key aims is to publish high quality research in areas of importance to ensure that it reaches …
Understanding where food comes from, how it’s produced and where it has been between farm and plate is becoming a rare quality. Almost a novelty. Despite a near-obsession with …
The following new articles are publishing in PLOS NTDs this week:
There is not yet a vaccine for schistosomiasis and treatment presently relies on a single drug, praziquantel, which has shown cases of reduced efficacy in certain areas, raising serious …
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jeancflanagan: My new Sci-Ed piece on evolution education - Learning to read the tree of life - http://t.co/1njM6ML6Q0
