Spurious stats
An article published in BMC Medical Research Methodology shows that a large proportion of published research in top scientific and medical journals contains statistical errors.

Lungs to guts
Abnormal activation of the Wnt signaling pathway can alter the fate of progenitor cells that normally generate the lung, causing them to become gut-like cells instead. This research is published in the Open Access Journal of Biology.

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As a short guide to the players and technical terms relevant to Open Access publishing, 'Who, What & Why?' keeps readers informed about the world of Open Access.

This issue we feature CrossRef.

UK inquiry update
Open Access Now features the publicly accessible evidence that has been submitted to the UK House of Commons inquiry into scientific publishing. The page includes (Mis)Leading Open Access Myths, in which BioMed Central responds to criticisms of the Open Access publishing model.