Author: Christian DeFeo
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Mendeley Brainstorm – Science and Politics – We Have a Winner!
Many thanks to all those who entered the Mendeley Brainstorm related to Science and Politics; picking a winner given the well thought out answers was particularly difficult this time, however in the end, we selected Isaac Alcón Rovira’s post: To me the problem is a bit deeper. I think something that must change in science…
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Mendeley Brainstorm – Send in the Clones?
Twenty years ago, Dolly, the first sheep cloned from an adult cell, was revealed to the world. Since then, cloning and genetic manipulation technologies have advanced considerably. Should we welcome a new era of genetic science? Or is our knowledge growing faster than our wisdom? We are looking for the most well thought out answer…
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Mendeley Brainstorm – Ageing Societies – We Have a Winner!
Many thanks to all those who entered the Mendeley Brainstorm related to Ageing Societies; picking a winner is never easy, in this instance, we have selected Beau Hilton’s response: Two modifiable and interrelated aspects of aging are muscle and strength loss (sarcopenia and dynapenia). These are deleterious in obvious ways such as difficulty performing activities…
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Mendeley Brainstorm: Science and Politics – Unhappy Together?
The worlds of science and politics appear to be in conflict. Britain voted for Brexit; it’s estimated 90% of British academics voted Remain. Recent policy announcements by the Trump administration have provoked scientists to plan a “March for Science” on Washington DC. Are science and politics destined to clash? We are looking for the most…
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On Mendeley Careers: Brexit & Science – Brexit Means What?
On Mendeley Careers, we’ve just published an interview with Dr. Anne Forde of Cambridge University; we’re trying to get to the bottom of the complex issue of Brexit and Science in the United Kingdom: “Brexit means Brexit” according to Prime Minister Theresa May; however, this statement masks a series of complex questions. For example, what…
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