Careful interpretation of Western blotting data
February 23, 2021Western blotting represents a powerful technique for the semi-quantitative determination of protein expression and the detection of protein modifications like phosphorylation…
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December 18, 2020NEWS from the PAASP network Successful adaption of the EQIPD Quality System to specific research needs – Read more PAASP publication: Guidelines…
Read MoreHow to organize data in a spreadsheet?
December 18, 2020Spreadsheets are widely used as a digital tool to capture, organize, process and archive information. However, to organize the information provided…
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 MoreThe Costs of Competitiveness
December 18, 2020In one of the recent Nature issues, there was a piece called “France’s reforms: the costs of competitiveness”. In a nutshell,…
Read MoreA time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together
December 18, 2020Since the seminal paper by Laura Bohn 20 years ago, expectations have built up that biased mu-opioid receptor agonists will deliver what we…
Read MoreADDITIONAL READS IN DECEMBER 2020
December 18, 2020Collaboration on the road to better preclinical research Research integrity: nine ways to move from talk to walk Compliance Services for…
Read MoreHow often do leading biomedical journals use statistical experts to evaluate statistical methods? The results of a survey
December 18, 2020Scientific claims in biomedical research are typically derived from statistical analyses. However, misuse or misunderstanding of statistical procedures and results permeate…
Read MorePublication rate in preclinical research: a plea for preregistration
December 18, 2020In biomedical research, limitations in the design and reporting of experiments are known to cause avoidable waste of time and resources….
Read MoreUse of causal claims in observational studies: a research on research study
December 18, 2020Many researchers remain tempted to draw causal conclusions from observational data despite acknowledging that mere association is not causation because causal…
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