Your computer screen, from an angle

By Anna Ho
Posted: May 2, 2013
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We can probably agree that this rectangle is pink.

 

Now, keep the rectangle on display, and stand up so that you’re looking down at your screen from a sharp angle. If you have a laptop, you can tilt your …

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Turning the World Upside Down

By Medsin
Posted: May 2, 2013
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Isobel Braithwaite shares her thoughts on the recent launch event of the Turning the World Upside Down online platform.

A couple of weeks back, I attended the launch event of the new Turning the World Upside Down (TTWUD) website, …

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Confessions of a D Orbital

By Ricki Lewis, PhD
Posted: May 2, 2013
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OleuropeinaOrganic chemistry has changed! Not the science, but the way it’s taught.

SUNY Stony Brook, Fall semester, 1973. 500+ wannabe doctors pack into the lecture hall, squinting as a small figure up front slaps down overheads, scribbling CHNOPS atoms …

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Does obesity impact folate metabolism?

By Travis Saunders, MSc, CEP
Posted: May 2, 2013
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Today’s guest post comes from Carolyn Crist.  You can find more on Carolyn at the bottom of this post.  

At the University of Georgia, a group of nutrition professors are investigating how obesity may affect folate metabolism during pregnancy. …

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PLOS Announces Accelerating Science Award Program

By David Knutson
Posted: May 1, 2013
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PLOS today is launching the Accelerating Science Award Program (ASAP) that recognizes the use of scientific research, published through Open Access, which has led to innovations in any field that benefit society. Major sponsors include the Wellcome Trust and Google.…

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Do we have something against red meat, or just complexity?

By Beth Skwarecki
Posted: May 1, 2013
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We’ve thought for decades that red meat is unhealthy. Earlier this month we found out why, a neat story involving a molecule called carnitine found in meat, metabolized by the bacteria that live in our gut. The resulting chemical, according …

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PLOS Appoints Elizabeth Marincola as Chief Executive Officer

By David Knutson
Posted: May 1, 2013
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PLOS is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer. Attracting one of publishing’s most inspiring leaders, PLOS has named Elizabeth Marincola as CEO, effective August 12, 2013.  For the past 8 years Marincola served as President …

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European Court is on the Wrong Side on Patient Safety

By PLOS Guest Blogger
Posted: May 1, 2013
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Síle Lane from Sense About Science discusses the recent European Court injunction on clinical trial data.

AllTrials logo for website (2)The European General Court has issued an injunction to prevent the European medicines regulator from releasing information from clinical trials conducted by AbbVie and …

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How petals shape up

By Jane Alfred
Posted: May 1, 2013
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Have you ever marveled at a summer meadow in full bloom? And maybe even wondered how it is that flowers and their petals come in so many beautiful and different shapes?

Well, new findings published in PLOS Biology reveal…

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Q&A with Pamela Collins – lead author of new series in PLOS Medicine on integrating mental health

By Amy Ross
Posted: April 30, 2013
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2066_Columbia_Collins_20070711In the latest installment of the Speaking of Medicine series of Q&A blog posts, we hear from Pamela Collins, the corresponding author of a series of Policy Forum articles in PLOS Medicine that provides a global perspective on integrating mental …

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