Is Margaret Chan Really to Blame for the Delayed Ebola Response?
Sara Gorman (@saragorm) discusses recent criticism of WHO Director-General Margaret Chan and whether the focus should be on failures in preparation rather than response. A January 6 article in the New...
View ArticleThis week in PLOS Biology
In PLOS Biology this week, you can read about new neurons for old brains, how yeast anticipate change, a serious downside of illegal drug laws, and how to prioritise conservation efforts. Adult...
View ArticleThis week in PLOS Biology
In PLOS Biology this week, you can read about a fundamental step in the making of plant oils and the pitfalls of material transfer agreements. Fatty Acid Export in Plants Oils from plant seeds...
View ArticleSweetening their own deal
Michael F. Jacobson, executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest (@CSPI), comments on a research article appearing in PLOS Medicine this week that describes the sugar industry’s...
View ArticleA Crisis at NCRIS – Australia’s Science Infrastructure under Threat.
by Ginny Barbour (updated March 16th – see foot of post) There’s a high-stakes game of chicken currently being played out in Australia that has everyone who uses science infrastructure (that’s, well,...
View ArticleEngaging the Public on Global Health
In the wake of Ebola, Sara Gorman (@saragorm) discusses the need to keep the general public engaged and informed on global health issues. A simple Google AdWords search of Ebola keyword searches in the...
View ArticleAny Questions about our Data Policy?
by PLOS Biology, PLOS Genetics and PLOS Computational Biology Publication is the end of one journey, but the beginning of another (longer) one, where the ideas and the underlying data that shaped them...
View ArticleSuffering for Science: Balancing the Costs and Benefits of Animal Research
Think for a moment, if you will, of all the chemicals that you conscientiously and unconsciously are exposed to everyday. Banal, daily-life things like toothpaste, cosmetics, food additives,...
View ArticleNew Charges of Climate Skeptic’s Undisclosed Ties to Energy Industry...
In theory, it shouldn’t matter where authors of scientific papers get their research funding, a longtime journal editor once told me. Papers should be judged on their own merits, not based on who...
View ArticleThe Fight Over Transparency: Round Two
By Paul D. Thacker and Charles Seife The backlash against transparency is now underway. The battles being waged are likely to leave their mark over how to perform — and how to interpret — the medical...
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