By Meredith Wright From September 5-8, scientists converged on Birmingham, UK for the 6th European Molecular Biology Organization Meeting. EMBO is an…
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PLoS Pathogens and Defense: Speakers recap from the 6th EMBO Meeting
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Better surveillance and improved sampling tactics of wild animal populations could impact public health
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Global Health 9-2-15 PLOS Science Wednesday AMA Preview: River blindness programs improve health outcomes: Evidence for increased prioritization of NTDs in post-2015 global health agenda
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The Student Blog Climate Capital: Assessing the hidden value of coastal ecosystems
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Bacteria Legionnaire’s in 2015: Cutting Edge Research Clashing with Public Health Unpreparedness
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The Student Blog In “My Virtual Dream”, art and science unite in unique study of neurofeedback
In 2013, art and science merged like never before at Toronto’s Nuit Blanche art festival when guests were given the opportunity to participate in…
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The Student Blog Seeing like a computer: What neuroscience can learn from computer science
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The Student Blog Using Modern Human Genetics to Study Ancient Phenomena
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Academia Three simple tips to survive grant writing
Like any field, working in research has its ups and downs. Ask any scientist and they will likely identify the opportunity to…
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The Student Blog Snark-Hunters Once More: Rejuvenating the Comparative Approach in Modern Neuroscience
By Jeremy Borniger 65 years ago, the famed behavioral endocrinologist Frank Beach wrote an article in The American Psychologist entitled ‘The Snark…
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Gaming Knowledge is where you find it: Leveraging the Internet’s unique data repositories
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The Student Blog PLOS Computational Biology Community Going All Out to Cover #ISMB15 with the ISCB Student Council
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