Broken Telephone
Scientific advances have always been part of our daily life, even if we are oblivious to the specifics. Until recently, scientific discovery has remained within the ivory tower. With the...
Big Pharma 2.0: Open Source Drug Discovery
In the age of “Big Data”, hypothetical coding sequences and poorly characterized proteins are common. Transcriptomic and proteomic datasets regularly result in disappointment, as the top hit is often some...
“Peer Review is Broken”
Since beginning my exploration of peer review last year, those four dirty little words have constantly occupied my computer screen. They seem to be everywhere, popping up in news articles...
The New Reddit Journal of Science
The public has always had considerable interest both in the validity of research findings and the process by which funding is allocated. Consequently, there has been a recent push for...
Predatory Publishing
[caption id="attachment_1405" align="alignright" width="300"] Image credit: George Probst | Moment. Image courtesy of Getty Images.[/caption] As contributors, editors, and designers at IMMpress Magazine, we take great pride in the work...
Open Access – Improving the Availability of Scientific Literature for All
As of January 1, 2013, CIHR-funded researchers will be required to make their peer-reviewed publications accessible at no cost within 12 months of publication – at the latest. The newly...
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