By: Christoph Emmerich
Putting the Self in Self-Correction: Findings from the Loss-of-Confidence Project
June 16, 2021Science is often perceived to be a self-correcting enterprise. In principle, the assessment of scientific claims is supposed to proceed in…
Read MoreCreating clear and informative image-based figures for scientific publications
June 16, 2021Scientists routinely use images to display data and images are a critical part of a scientific report or publication.However, many resources…
Read MoreWhat is the optimum design for my animal experiment?
June 16, 2021Within preclinical research, attention has focused on experimental design and how current practices can lead to poor reproducibility. There are numerous…
Read MoreMeta-analysis of variation suggests that embracing variability improves both replicability and generalizability in preclinical research
June 16, 2021The long-held belief that experimental standardization begets replicability has recently been challenged – based on the observation that the reduction of…
Read MoreStandardized and reproducible measurement of decision-making in mice
June 16, 2021Reproducibility of data has never been more at the forefront of scientific endeavour than now. In their latest contribution, the International…
Read MoreRoyal Society Open Science welcomes PCI Registered Reports
June 16, 2021The Royal Society Open Science is promoting Registered Reports (RRs) by welcoming the submission of Stage 2 Registered Reports that have been…
Read MoreThe MDAR Framework – a new tool for life sciences reporting
June 16, 2021Incomplete or imprecise reporting of life sciences research contributes to challenges with reproducibility, replicability, and biomedical applications. For the last three…
Read MoreFive rules for evidence communication
December 18, 2020Communicating science is difficult. We were told to tell exciting stories around our scientific discoveries – and it is certainly true…
Read MorePAASP publication in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery: Improving target assessment in biomedical research – the GOT-IT recommendations
December 18, 2020The PAASP team has published an article in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, together with research groups from the Fraunhofer IME-TMP and the…
Read MoreBiological vs technical replicates: Now from a data analysis perspective
March 31, 2020We have discussed this topic several times before (HERE and HERE). There seems to be a growing understanding that, when reporting an experiment’s…
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