There has been an increased interest in open source publishing as of late, and the U.S government has gotten involved recently with the creation of PubMed Central (through the National Center for Biotechnology Information and the National Library of Medicine) in 2000. PubMed Central is a digital archive of life science journal literature which offers free and complete access to the contents of...
Science, a human endeavor, would not be successful without cooperation. The Cold Spring Laboratory, located in Long Island, New York, is the epitome of cooperation in the study of DNA. Cold Spring's current president and Nobel Laureate, James Watson, stresses the importance of working together in a common place, saying "The study of this information is in some sense the heart of life. You needed...
The Brain Scoop YouTube channel is directed and hosted by Emily Graslie - she launched Brain Scoop in 2012 and currently serves as the Chief Curiosity Correspondent at the Field Museum. Brain Scoop videos explore a variety of life science topics ranging from fossils to millipedes to biomechanics. Graslie often visits with science researchers in these episodes, providing viewers with a variety of...