Two big recent scientific results are looking shaky—and it is open peer review on the internet that has been doing the shaking SCIENTISTS make much of the fact that their work is scrutinised... Read more
Introducing concept to undergrads could lead to more transparency in science The ability to duplicate an experiment and its results is a central tenet of the scientific method, but recent re... Read more
This allows a fascinating peek into debates BACK when the scientific method was a radical new idea, and when science was the preserve of wealthy (or well-sponsored) gentleman amateurs, it wa... Read more
Image via CrunchBase J. Craig Venter is moving past the human genome — for example, by designing algae that could replace fossil fuels. THE scientific rebel J. Craig Venter created headlines... Read more