The importance of lab safety cannot be emphasized enough. Scientific laboratories expose researchers to a potentially dangerous environment that contains numerous hazards: chemical, biological, physical, and even radioactive. A review article published in Nature in Read More
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Presentation of scientific information is one of the primary goals of scientific writing. Numerical data and symbols serve to enhance accurate reporting of findings. Symbols are also a means to represent complex data in very Read More
This article was co-authored by Marisha Fonseca and Liana Adam. Liana, MD, PhD, has 20 years of academic experience at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA. She is now an entrepreneur in Read More
Many preprint servers are struggling to survive due to financial constraints, and some might have to close down soon. Preprint servers have helped researchers receive recognition for their ideas and quick feedback from peers. They Read More
Everyone in and around the researcher community is aware of the stresses of the “publish or perish” culture. Alongside that exist other problems that researchers have to navigate on a regular basis— accepting failure, focusing Read More
On 20th March 2019, I received an email stating that I had been accepted into a PhD program at the University of South Africa. Strangely enough, I was not as excited as I thought I would Read More
In early December, a few people in the city of Wuhan in the Hubei province of China began falling sick after going to a local seafood market. They experienced symptoms like cough, fever, and shortness Read More
For years, I was motivated by the adage, “Man is never as tall as when he stoops to help another.” It helped me appreciate small acts of kindness, but also led to my belief that Read More
Energy is in a constant universal cycle of use, reform, and reuse. Through this process, there are often several situations where energy is received in one form and converted to another form, or even to Read More
Conducting research is often the stepping stone when you are writing your dissertation, thesis, or any report. Choosing the correct research methodology can determine the success and overall quality of your report. It is hence Read More