Reproducibility continues to be one of the major challenges facing computational biologists today. Complicated experiments, massive data sets, scantily described protocols, and…
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Aggregators The RosettaCon 2012 Collection: Rosetta Developers Meet the Challenges in Macromodeling Head On
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Topic Focus (Don’t) Watch that Mouth: Listen Up by Looking Away
A dish clatters to the floor, and you spin around to view the damage. A friend calls out from beyond your line…
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Topic Focus A Way with Words: Data Mining Uncloaks Authors’ Stylistic Flair
As any writer or wordsmith knows, searching for the right word can be a painful struggle. Here’s comforting news: word choice may…
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Aggregators Predicting Movie Box Office Success Using Wikipedia
It’s Friday evening and perhaps you’re planing to watch a movie, but will the new release you choose be a blockbuster or…
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Fun Lasting love? Research on Making and Breaking Romantic Relationships
Romance is in the air. Vacation getaways, cool breezes, and warm nights can set the scene for a good, old fashioned ‘summer…
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Topic Focus Crisis in the Late Bronze Age Triggered by Environmental Change
What does it take to topple a civilization, or a whole group of them? Over three thousand years ago, agriculture and trade-based…
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Fun Young Cape Fur Seals Handle Heat with Built-in Air Conditioning
One of the easiest ways to find relief from scorching summer heat is a quick dip in the water. Whether tiger, hippo…
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Aggregators Coffee Plants Don’t Like It Hot
Guest blogger Atreyee Bhattacharya is a science correspondent and climate scientist, currently a research affiliate at the Department of Earth and Planetary…
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Collections Announcing the Ecological Impacts of Climate Change Collection
Post authored by Collection Curator Ben Bond-Lamberty The ecological impacts of climate change are broad and diverse, and include alterations to species&rsquo…
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Topic Focus Putting the brakes on blood clots
Whether you get a paper cut or have a bad accident, our bodies respond with a near-universal command: when bleeding, clot. Within…
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Fun Summertime Fun in the Sun
We are well into the summer months so discard those winter doldrums and get active! To help you get in the mood…
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Aggregators Resisting Antibiotics: Some Bacteria Get By With a Little Help From Their Friends
Antibiotic resistance is often in the news, as it threatens the effectiveness of one of the foundations of modern medicine. Usually, the…