The pace of evolution in domestication
With such dramatic and rapid variation occurring in domestic species like dogs and pigs it could be assumed that the evolutionary rates in domestication are… Read more »
24 May 2018
Open research pioneers, open perspectives
Open research pioneers, open perspectives
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Turning social phenomena into data: measurement instruments for the social sciences (Part 2)
The new BMC journal Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences is now open for submissions, and we continue our conversation with the Editor-in-Chief… Read more »
Culture vs. conservation: the murky waters of the marine turtle trade
Conservation of endangered species can often come into conflict with the lives of the indigenous people who live with them. In the Gulf of Venezuela, protected… Read more »
How better reporting can improve patient engagement practice
Published today in Research Involvement and Engagement a new systematic review finds that less than 1% of published clinical trials contained critical… Read more »
Better training could help health professionals identify and support pregnant women with eating disorders
Physical and emotional changes a woman experiences during and after pregnancy can cause distress, and this is especially true of women with eating disorders.… Read more »
Predicting novel combination treatments for malaria using machine learning
A recent paper by Bender et al in Malaria Journal discussed the authors' process and discoveries of using machine learning to formulate new combination… Read more »
Evaluating the evidence used by the US Food and Drug Administration during the drug approval process
Over the past few years, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has faced continual pressure to accelerate the review and approval of new drugs, in order to… Read more »
Rehabilitation and economic recovery for torture survivors
Torture is a practice that not only terrorizes individuals and society, but also imposes a long-term economic burden on its victims and their communities. In… Read more »
Scotland’s contribution to the fight against antimicrobial resistance. Highlights from the SULSA meeting
Resistance to the antimicrobials we use to control potentially deadly infections caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites has become a significant… Read more »
