 The Official PLOS BlogPLOS Welcomes Introduction of US Legislation for Open AccessThe bill, called FASTR, says: The US has a substantial interest in maximizing the impact and utility of the research it funds by enabling a wide range of reuses of the peer-reviewed literature. Here's how to show your support.  DNA ScienceA Fruit Fly Love Story: The Making of a MutantRicki Lewis pairs Cupid with the the mutation Antennapedia in this recreation of first love (and more) among fruit flies |
 EveryONEAnimal Heartbreakers? Animals, Behavior, and "Love"The scientific community may not be ready to use the “L” word for animals, but we do understand they form relationships that are both more complex and insightful than they initially appeared Mind the BrainMap the Brain and Name a Neuron!From the Seung lab at MIT, EYEWIRE is set up as a team game where players help map connections in the brain At the InterfaceArt Shedding Light on VisionA London art gallery offers artists' renditions of the interplay between light and the human eye |
Last week, I had an op-ed in the New York Times about wildlife tracking–and how modern communications technologies can foster closer relationships with animals.
I got some interesting responses to the piece, including pointers to a few interesting multimedia projects …
Animal emotion remains a fairly contentious area of scientific research, but there is a growing body of evidence to support the idea that nonhuman animals can have feelings. The scientific community may not be ready to use the “L” …
PLOS applauds the efforts of legislation sponsors Sens. Cornyn (R-TX), and Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Doyle (D-PA), Yoder (R-KS) and Lofgren (D-CA) with the introduction of bipartisan and bicameral legislation that will maximize the impact of federally funded research. The …
Citizen Science is now so well heard of that I rarely need to explain what it is when I bring it up. There are heaps of things going on, and a page on Scientific American does a good job of …
For Valentine’s Day, here is a fly’s eye view of my PhD research on the mutation Antennapedia. Although published in this millenium at Scientific American blogs on April 14, 2012, I wrote “The Making of Mutant” in 1978. …
The place where art meets the science of perception is a fertile one for collaborations between artists and scientists. And Light Show at the London Southbank Centre’s Hayward Gallery captures this in a brilliant exhibition that makes your eyes …
Intergroup Resources is a powerful new online resource center that offers support and information to communities, organizations, and campaigns that work on social justice around the United States. Through sharing materials, tools, and insights gathered from organizers all around the …
Bullying of LGBT teens is a serious public health problem. To address it, we must start with legislation to overhaul school environments. Only fourteen states specifically protect LGBT students from bullying. And there is no federal law. But two bills …
Four new articles published this week in PLOS Medicine, including a Perspective on new research into NSAIDs.
In an outbreak investigation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis comparing whole genome sequencing (WGS) with traditional genotyping, Stefan Niemann and colleagues found that classical …
Today’s post comes courtesy of my friend and frequent collaborator Dr Jean-Philippe Chaput. It is a Letter to the Editor that was written by Dr Chaput along with Angelo Tremblay and Eric Doucet in response to a recent paper…
