#SciLogs Weekly Roundup: HIV “cure,” Curating Science, Publication Bias, International Women’s Day
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Akshat Rathi: Researchers ‘cure’ HIV infection in a baby
Chad Jones:
“However, this new line of investigation brings with it a pretty big ethical dilemma. The gold standard treatment is pre-natal care followed by long term anti-retroviral medications. This treatment is no pre-natal care followed by short term aggressive anti-retroviral treatment. How do you ethically design a test for that? [...]”
Mićo Tatalović: How do Western Balkan countries fare with EU research grants?
Lee Turnpenny: Libel reform – urgent!
Matt Shipman: Deciding Which Journal Articles to Promote
The PIO's perspective MT @shiplivesI work with 100s of researchers. Here's how I decide which papers to promote: bit.ly/12qDjsX
— Lou Woodley (@LouWoodley) 5. März 2013
http://twitter.com/mwmcelroy/status/309103546824024064
Markus Völter: Chaos
Kris Hardies: Pink science: It’s a girl thing!
Nsikan Akpan: The Sounds of Learning
Jalees Rehman: Curating Science
Net results. How do you glean the science you desire from the internet? scilogs.com/next_regenerat… #SciComm #science by @jalees_rehman
— Malcolm M. Campbell (@m_m_campbell) 5. März 2013
Mićo Tatalović: Soul-searching at Serbia’s Vinča institute as it looks for new director, vision and reforms
Kausik Datta:Science Funding and Future Prosperity of the Nation, All On the Line
Pete Etchells: Power up: how video game expertise can help inform autism interventions
Stephanie Swift: Ivory DNA sequencing tracks elephant poaching hotspots
Paige Brown: Publication Bias and Motivated Reasoning
“Contrary evidence…should make it to our eyes through scientific journals.” Excellent: goo.gl/cvV0G #science by @fromthelabbench
— Malcolm M. Campbell (@m_m_campbell) 4. März 2013
In the end, how can science "self-correct" if we only pay attention to and publish positive findings? scilogs.com/from_the_lab_b… via @scilogscom
— Paige Brown (@FromTheLabBench) 4. März 2013
Larry A. Rowe:
“How does peer review play into the final product?
When and where does an interested party look for independent support of the results?
Of course there is a difference in suppressing known faults, but simply reporting unbiased results would need peer review and independent replication to gain real credibility. Caveat Emptor!”
Ivana Gadjanski: Nanotrap for viruses
Ned Rozell: After a lifetime of study, aurora still a mystery
Lowell Goldsmith: Editors’ Picks from Experimental Dermatology (January & February 2013)
Alex Brown: Periodic Table of Etymologies: Watermaker
Fun concept: @alex_brovvn is going to explore how each and every element on the #periodictable got its name scilogs.com/do_you_speak_s…
— Tyler Irving (@tylereirving) 6. März 2013
http://twitter.com/naturechemistry/status/309662881568399360
Enjoyed this blog about the etymology of hydrogen by @alex_brovvn on @scilogscom even some #chemistry too scilogs.com/do_you_speak_s…
— Alasdair Taylor (@AWTaylor83) 6. März 2013
Akshat Rathi: Cancer drugs: Refusing to die
Mićo Tatalović: Back to the drawing board for Kosovo’s plans to boost science funding
Marcel S. Pawlowski: Are there two types of dwarf galaxies in the universe?
Kausik Datta: BMC Cancer Journal: Open Access, Not Open to Critiques?
Does #OpenAccess have responsibility to provide platform for exchange of scientific ideas? @kausikdatta22 goo.gl/ZY9ef #scilogs
— Khalil A. Cassimally (@notscientific) 7. März 2013
Good Q from @kausikdatta22 - will open access transform the way we discuss science between broader communities? bit.ly/13IKFYe
— Jon Tennant (@Protohedgehog) 7. März 2013
GrrlScientist: I’m a judge for the Royal Society’s Young People’s Science Book Prize
Akshat Rathi: TLDR: Two incredible things about bees and flowers
Danny Haelewaters: Parasite host specificity related to host susceptibility to be killed?
Malcolm Campbell: Mother of invention
Today is International Women’s Day. This is in honour of my mom, & the inspiration she provided: goo.gl/q09z7 #IWD via @scilogscom
— Malcolm M. Campbell (@m_m_campbell) 8. März 2013
RT @m_m_campbell: Mothers of invention. Honouring women who inspire. Linkfest of spectacular female science writing: t.co/QqOoZYA ...
— Kate Whittington (@WhittingtonKate) 8. März 2013
Female scientists are after all scientists--inspirations to us all regardless of gender. By @m_m_campbell's goo.gl/q09z7 #scilogs
— Khalil A. Cassimally (@notscientific) 8. März 2013
Virginia Campbell:
“Never knew I had that much influence! Thanks Malcolm . With love /your Mom”
Marcel S. Pawlowski: The Dark Matter Crisis continues: on the difficulties of communicating controversial science
Lee Turnpenny: Libel reform – this concerns YOU!