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How sharing your science in an opinion piece can boost your career
Synthetic biologist Devang Mehta finds that writing perspectives helps his career.Credit: Kaat Hebbelinck Devang Mehta wrote his first opinion piece in 2017 for online magazine Slate when he was a graduate student at ETH Zurich, Switzerland (see go.nature.com/3rf7lwt). It had the provocative title, ‘Nobel Prizes Should Reward Science, Not Scientists’. Since then, he has written…
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Ethics compliance should not delay biomedical advances
I contend that the United States is becoming too risk-averse in overseeing biomedical research. The red tape involved threatens to undermine our biomedical security by holding back research progress (see, for instance, Nature https://doi.org/k86t; 2023). Competing Interests The author declares no competing interests. Continue Reading News Source: www.nature.com
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Open source and reproducible and inexpensive infrastructure for data challenges and education
Clinical problem Pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the cause of approximately 35,000 hospitalizations and 2,200 deaths per year in the United States4. Non-mortality sequelae of severe TBI affect both the child and the child’s family due to cognitive impairment, decreased physical and mental health, and lower quality of life5,6,7. Interventions to improve outcomes for…
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If at first you don’t succeed
If at first you don’t succeed Continue Reading News Source: www.nature.com
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The research aiming to keep people healthier for longer
The molecular mechanisms that make exercise beneficial are increasingly understood.Credit: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty How We Age: The Science of Longevity Coleen T. Murphy Princeton Univ. Press (2023) Despite what the young might like to think, ageing is inevitable as adulthood progresses. In How We Age, geneticist Coleen Murphy provides no silver bullets for remaining youthful. Rather,…
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Eliminate undeclared as well as declared chemical weapons
The destruction of all declared stockpiles of chemical weapons is a “landmark moment” for global security (P. J. Hotchkiss Nature 623, 459; 2023). But undeclared stockpiles of chemical weapons in the hands of aggressive regimes such as those in Syria, Russia and North Korea continue to pose a threat. Competing Interests The author declares no…
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Panama says no to more mining — a win for environmentalists
Panama is at a crossroads of biodiversity conservation and economic development. The government approved a law in October 2023 that extended a concession with the Cobre Panamá mine until 2041, triggering weeks of protests. Panama’s Supreme Court ruled the concession unconstitutional in November. We urge the authorities to produce a viable long-term plan to make…
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New UK immigration rules threaten academic mobility
The UK government’s latest immigration policy aims to increase the annual earnings threshold for skilled overseas workers coming into the country by nearly 50%, from £26,200 (US$33,100) to £38,700 (go.nature.com/3rqk8g2). This exceeds the starting salary for many UK postdoctoral and university lectureship positions, which are already hard to fill (see Nature https://doi.org/k87d (2022) and Nature…
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Faunal remains data from Paleolithic-early Iron Age archaeological sites in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China
Yao, T. D. et al. Third pole environment (TPE). Environ Develop. 3, 52–64 (2012). Article Google Scholar Yao, T. D. & Greenwood, G. A new “Polar” program: Third Pole Environment (TPE) workshop. Transactions American Geophysical Union. 90, 515–515 (2009). Article Google Scholar Zhang, Y. L., Li, B. Y., Liu, L. S. & Zheng, D. Redetermine…
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Analysis on determinants of carbon emissions from plaza ground paving during the construction stage based on life cycle assessment
Influencing factors of carbon emissions in construction projects The carbon emissions generated by granite pavement in Spain during the material production stage are very similar to our research20. However, a concrete motorway in Florida is higher than our study19. The density of materials used in different regions varies, and carbon emission factors from different sources…