Posted in Imaging, Nanotechnology, Peer review, Post publication peer review, Research integrity, Science process, Science publishing, tagged imaging, Nanoparticle, Nanoparticles, Nanotechnology, Pubpeer, research, Research integrity, science, Science fraud on June 28, 2014| 1 Comment »
Inspiration for this post comes from various sources, including Arjun Raj’s posts on the STAP papers (here and here) and that by The Spectroscope (here)
and my previous posts on the question of whether science does self-right.
I take issue with the trivialisation of data fabrication. (more…)
Posted in Glycobiology, Peer review, Science publishing, tagged extracellular matrix, glycosaminoglycans, heparan sulfate, heparin, Neuropilin, polysaccharide, protein chemistry on June 26, 2014| 1 Comment »
Kat’s paper on the interactions of neuropilin-1 with a heparan sulfate mimetic library of modified heparins is now published in The PeerJ
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Posted in Science process, Scientific progress, tagged Parliament, research, science, Science Funding, Science progress, technology transfer on June 16, 2014|
An excellent “discussion” today using the Guardian’s comments section on future investment in science, organised by Stephen Curry. David Willetts found to time to be there for the first 45 min, which is unprecedented and certainly from my perspective, much appreciated. (more…)
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