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Standards and guidelines are developed to set limits for safety and health issues in specific industries. These can range from those set for child growth to those set for safety precautions surrounding industrial activities or construction.…

Biological databases emerged as a response to the huge data generated by low-cost DNA sequencing technologies. One of the first databases to emerge was GenBank, which is a collection of all available protein and DNA sequences. It is…

In an effort to highlight and promote innovations in the publishing industry, the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) presents the ALPSP Awards annually. These awards recognize organizations that develop or…

A search for truth drives scientific research. One of the tests for research findings is that it must be reproducible research. If you are the only person who can observe a result then that result is invalid. It is important that members of…

An impact statement is a short document that explains the significance of your research work. Researchers or students often use impact statements to answer questions related to the impact of their research on the current knowledge in that…

Elsevier is a giant in the academic publishing industry. In 2010, the company made just over £74M in profits. So why is a giant like Elsevier battling it out in court with guerilla websites like Sci-Hub and LibGen? For starters, it’s…

The research output has increased significantly over the years. According to one estimate, 2,000-4,000 papers are published every day in biomedicine field alone. The sheer volume of research makes it impossible to read all the papers. To…

Academic articles often include lists, which organize the material and provide the reader with a quick overview of a section. There are different ways to format lists, but some general principles apply to all of them: they should be…

Image credits: Mathieu Thouvenin from Flickr There is a bizarre case of alleged scientific misconduct happening at the Harvard Medical School. This Harvard dispute involves Prof. Lee Rubin, a stem cell researcher and Gustavo German, a PhD…

When you open Photoshop, you are prompted to choose between RBG and CMYK. At first glance, these may seem like options you can ignore- arbitrary and without impact. However, they are not. Each represents a different approach to color in…