Support solidifies for the U.S. Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPPA)
41 Nobel Laureates and scientists collaborated to show their support for FRRPA, by lobbying congress through an open letter. The legislation seeks to enhance access to federally funded published research articles, ensuring they are made available in an online repository no later than 6 months after publication.
Bilateral animals have selectively shed genes as they evolved from their hypothetical ancestor, Urbilateria. Miller and Ball review this genomic history and ask if a recent paper in BMC Evolutionary Biology points to an ancestral worm.
The development of the checkpoint concept was a landmark in the understanding of cell cycle control, but Alexey Khodjakov and Conly Rieder argue that it is widely misunderstood, to the detriment of progress in cell cycle research.
Scratchpads, a new social networking tool for natural history researchers and enthusiasts, links information from disparate sources, encourages data sharing, and promotes the ultimate goal of describing and synthesising all facets of the diversity of life.
Despite post-CONSORT improvements, continued sub-optimal reporting of trials on polycystic ovary syndrome - particularly regarding intention-to-treat analysis - highlights the need for greater endorsement of reporting guidelines by gynaecology and obstetrics journals.
The majority of molecular evidence supports the latter grouping [4,10-13], although a large number of molecular studies still...