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Building iBiosphere

iBiosphere exists at the intersection between biosphere sciences and computational sciences and includes all aspects of the MetaWeb that foster and facilitate scientific understanding and development...

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Ethical responsibilities of scientists: re proposed US federal legislation on...

iBiosphere depends heavily on openness - open access, open source, and open science - so we feel obliged to weigh in on current events that have the potential to seriously affect open science. New...

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Contributions and responsibilities of authors, publishers, funders, and...

Responsibility for the dissemination of publicly funded research results is surely shared by multiple parties. Here are some thoughts on relative contributions and responsibilities. Note that these are...

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From iPlant to iAnimal, iEcosystem, and iBiosphere...

Five years ago this month I wrote an editorial for The Plant Cell called 21st Century Plant Biology: Viva la Revolución?, in which the concept of the 'iPlant' was introduced - as a small, connected...

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Universal open review?

There has been discussion in recent years about opening up review of scientific articles by bringing down the artificial wall of anonymity behind which reviewers are able to hide. A common complaint of...

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'True-Peer' Review: Would it Change the Balance of Power?

Comments to my earlier post, "Universal Open Review?", indicate that a major sticking point is protecting junior scientists from retribution by senior scientists. This seems to be the central concern...

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A Vision for 21st Century Agricultural Research (Repost)

note: the draft previously posted here has been edited and expanded is now published hereThe article begins as follows:"Let's admit an unfortunate truth: agricultural research in most of the world is...

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iBiosphere: Facilitating the Creation of a Sustainable Biosphere (repost)

Creating long-term human sustainability – which means learning how to meet our needs today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs– is an immense challenge. Some...

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We're all computational biologists now.... (repost)

Recently I wrote an essay for Frontiers in Genetics (an OA journal) addressing some of the origins of modern computational biology in genetics and how genetics serves as a bridging discipline between...

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The "taxi driver" challenge

Bryan Heidorn commented in his recent blog on the challenge of reaching average citizens ("metaphorical taxi drivers"). As Byran notes, "iBiosphere is not only about climate change or deciding the...

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Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans...

It's been quite a few months since I last wrote a post here. What happened? Well, I had to deal with a severe case of obstructive sleep apnea. It was extreme enough that I opted for surgery at...

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What does a scientific publication represent and how do we know if it is...

It is well accepted that the conclusions reported in publications are not considered known facts until they have been reproduced and broadly accepted by the scientific community. Until then,...

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Universal Open Review Revisited

About three years ago I wrote a post here arguing that anonymity of reviewers is no longer justified and should be eliminated going forward: Universal Open Review  This post received far more hits than...

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Making primary data available to editors and reviewers upon submission

In previous posts I have argued for opening up aspects of the editorial and review process, as well as the results of investigations by research institutions that relate to published research (going...

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