By: Björn
To “p” or not to “p”
May 22, 2019“A biologist and a statistician are in prison and, before being executed, are asked about their last wish. Statistician wants to…
Read MoreIt takes two to do the dance
May 22, 2019We are often asked what is meant by “quality culture”. As one of our colleagues put it, “quality culture is the…
Read MoreTrial Transparency at European Universities
May 22, 2019We have previously discussed that there are significant efforts to make results of all clinical trials public. And there are already…
Read MoreTax support and incentives for research and development
May 22, 2019In many countries, governments are developing and implementing various mechanisms to incentivize innovative research and development. There is a new mechanism recently announced…
Read Moreprivate forever
May 22, 2019There is growing awareness about the values of preregistered studies or key elements thereof. And there is a growing number of…
Read MoreAdditional Read in may 2019
May 22, 2019Unclog pipeline for new medicines Improving the way research is done: the UK Reproducibility Network Major medical journals don’t follow their…
Read MoreFAIRsharing as a community approach to standards, repositories and policies
May 22, 2019We say we need standards, but do we use them?The scientific community, funders and publishers endorse the concept that common data…
Read MoreComparing quality of reporting between preprints and peer-reviewed articles in the biomedical literature
May 22, 2019Preprint usage is growing rapidly in the life sciences; however, questions remain on the relative quality of preprints when compared to…
Read MoreExact replication: Foundation of science or game of chance?
May 22, 2019The replication of initial results is a critical part of the scientific process. In preclinical biomedical research, it is common practice…
Read MoreEndogenous Enterobacteriaceae underlie variation in susceptibility to Salmonella infection
May 22, 2019An important source of variation in animal experiments is the microbiome, but little is known about specific changes in the microbiota…
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