Passive smoking can reduce the speed at which wounds heal, according to a study published in BMC Cell Biology.

Research published in BMC Ecology shows that a forensic method used to collect evidence from crime scenes could soon be adopted by biologists studying animals.

Further support for Open Access
The Open Society Institute (OSI) is assisting scientists in developing countries to submit articles to Open Access peer-reviewed research journals.

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.

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