What’s in a Hypothesis?
In the last three months I've been re-acquainting myself with basic statistics. It's a periodic re-learning that usually occurs when I don't get the statistical result I had wanted or...
The Web as an indispensable tool for scientists
It’s difficult to imagine, but there was time before the internet. The web turned 25 this past week. Started at CERN as an endeavour to connect computers across the world...
Down the Rabbit Hole: Chasing Citations
If you’ve had the pleasure of attending a microbiology or human microbiome talk within the last year, you've likely heard the following statistic: there are ten times as many bacteria...
The Value of Short-Term Goals in Research
Everyone entering graduate school instinctively knows that this is not an easy path. It is a long process requiring determination, perseverance, and a touch of luck to succeed. To graduate...
Nobel laureate calls for boycott of top science journals
Randy Schekman calls for boycott of "luxury" journals such as Nature/Cell/Science, arguing that they distort science. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/09/how-journals-nature-science-cell-damage-science
Blog launched
[blog] IMMpress Magazine is proud to announce a new dedicated blog section on its website. In this blog, you will find the latest updates and thoughts on many topics in...