By: Björn
Replication Study: Fusobacterium nucleatum infection is prevalent in human colorectal carcinoma
June 6, 2018As part of the “Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology”, a Registered Report (Repass et al., 2016) was published in 2016, that described…
Read MoreImproving animal research reporting standards
June 6, 2018For decades, scientists and organizations have expressed concerns about the quality of animal research reporting. These concerns and efforts to establish…
Read MoreWhat exactly is N in cell culture and animal experiments?
June 6, 2018“Accurate Design of in vitro experiments – Why does it matter?” was the name of a previous post (LINK) from our…
Read MoreHow to shift the incentive for researchers from quantity to quality?
June 6, 2018In the current hyper-competitive research environment, scientists feel the constant need to publish novel findings as often and as fast as…
Read MoreNewsletter May 2018
June 6, 2018Highlight Topic: “How to shift the incentive for researchers from quantitiy to quality?” – Read more Featured publication: “What exactly is N…
Read MoreImproving Reproducibility in Research – a Healthcare Triage series
March 30, 2018This episode is part of Healthcare Triage’s series on Improving Reproducibility in Research. The Introduction to the series can be found…
Read MoreEducational Corner – March 2018
March 30, 2018In this Newsletter issue, we introduce a new section – the ‘Educational Corner’. At regular intervals, we will select a published…
Read MoreCrossing the river
March 30, 2018In the previous issue of the Newsletter, we have already highlighted the recent paper by Bernhard Voelkl et al. from University…
Read MoreEveryone knows mouse research is completely pointless
March 30, 2018We strongly disagree with the title above – however, this statement is borrowed from a recent post on Medical Republic. While…
Read MoreAdditional reads in March 2018
March 30, 2018Performance-driven culture is ruining scientific research Science needs to redefine excellence How to make replication the norm Von Mäusen, Makaken und…
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