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Most Scientific Research Data From The 1990s Is Lost Forever
A new study has found that as much as 80 percent of the raw scientific data collected by researchers in the early 1990s is gone forever, mostly because no one knows where to find it. Read More »
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Moving To The Open Health-Care Graph
To achieve the the triple aim in healthcare (better, cheaper, and safer), we are going to need intensive monitoring and measurement of specific doctors, hospitals, labs and countless other clinical professionals and clinical organizations. We need specific data and specific doctors. Read More »
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Nature Communications Goes Open Access
Nature Communications has announced it will go open access only from 20 October in a bid to show the world that quality papers do not have to be paid for...
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Nature Publishing Group Releases Open-Access Article Containing Next Generation Epigenetics Drug Target Dashboard Powered By Relay Technology Management
Relay Technology Management Inc. is pleased to announce that a series of six articles featuring Relay Innovation Engine-powered interactive dashboards will be published open-access in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. Read More »
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New Initiative Throws Open Access To Arabic Science Education
New initiative to provide free, open access, high-quality education materials in Arabic, with a focus on science and technology. Read More »
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New Research On Open Access And The “Superstar Effect”
Mark McCabe, a research investigator at the University of Michigan School of Information, and Christopher Snyder, a faculty member in Economics at Dartmouth College, have published a new study of the impact of open access on citation rates for science journal content. Read More »
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New Species Of Metal-Munching Plant Found In Philippines
Scientists in the Philippines have discovered a plant that can absorb large amounts of metal without itself being poisoned, a species called the Rinorea niccolifera, that can be used to clean up polluted soils and harvest commercially viable metals.
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New, Open Access Journal Turns Peer-Review Lens Toward Improving The Research Process
AcademyHealth today announced the official launch of eGEMs, a free, peer-reviewed e-publication that will publish innovative ideas and practices using electronic clinical data to advance health systems research and quality improvement, and improve patient and community outcomes. Read More »
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Next Steps In Reproducibility
In last week’s Nature and Science, the outcome of a meeting convened by NIH, Nature, and Science to discuss the issue of lack of reproducibility in the basic science research literature was published...
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NIH Launches 3D Print Exchange For Researchers, Students
The National Institutes of Health has launched the NIH 3D Print Exchange, a public website that enables users to share, download and edit 3D print files related to health and science. These files can be used, for example, to print custom laboratory equipment and models of bacteria and human anatomy.
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Nobel Winner Declares Boycott Of Top Science Journals
Randy Schekman says his lab will no longer send papers to Nature, Cell and Science as they distort scientific process Read More »
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Nobelist And Editor Of Open-Access Journal Boycotts Top Science Journals
Randy W. Schekman, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley who was one of three winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, has declared a boycott of top science journals such as Cell, Nature, and Science, The Guardian reported. Read More »
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Nomination Deadline Is Approaching—The Accelerating Science Award Program
There is less than two weeks for ASAP program award nominations. This is an opportunity to showcase significant examples of Open Access reuse and to bestow $30,000 to three winners who will be recognized at an Open Access Week kickoff event hosted by SPARC and the World Bank. Read More »
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Nomination Deadline Is June 15 (12:00am PST)—The Accelerating Science Award Program
There is less than a week for ASAP program award nominations. This is an opportunity to showcase significant examples of Open Access reuse and to bestow $30,000 to three winners who will be recognized in October at an Open Access Week kickoff event hosted by SPARC and the World Bank. Read More »
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Nurturing Health Innovation In Africa: 13 Ways To Boost Research
...One continent-wide approach to investing in research in Africa will not suit the needs of every country. In 2009, approximately one third of all African scientists or people with engineering degrees were working and living abroad...
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