Researchers have created an app that acts as a warning system to detect the whiny hum of mosquitoes. In recognition of this news and with World Malaria Day on 25th April, we share the recommended research on malaria and the investigations taking place to help prevent and control the disease, as well as sharing the current top three articles for the month and our Hidden Jewels.
Kevin Darras, University of Goettingen, talks about his fieldwork in Berbak National Park, Indonesia, recording the dawn chorus to survey the bird communities in tropical peat swamp as reported in a Research Article published on F1000Research.
Alex Hoffman, a PhD student at University of Florida, tells us why he is a convert to F1000Workspace and what features help him collaborate with his colleagues.
Outbreaks of a predatory starfish can cause widespread coral mortality. Jane Ballard, one of the authors of a Research Note published in F1000Research, discusses the community dynamics of these habitats and the ecological shifts that can seal the fate of corals.
To mark World TB Day, we launch a collection that we hope will grow over the coming months to highlight the results of could help influence decisions taken by leaders during this year’s UN General Assembly. We also speak to one of the advisors for the collection – Helen Fletcher from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Findings from a recent trial offer new advice on weight loss that avoids calorie counting and focusing on nutritional value. Taking this into consideration, we share the recommended research on diet and weight management.
Anisa Rowhani-Farid and Adrian Barnett recently published the second version of their Research Article in which they compared data-sharing in two journals and whether badges had an effect on sharing. In this guest blog, Anisa Rowhani-Farid describes what motivated her in her work and the results of her research.
An Open Letter published by Pamela Kolopack, University of Toronto and James Lavery, Emory University, on Gates Open Research discussed issues around informed consent in field trials of genetically modified mosquitoes. The article was openly peer reviewed by Carolyn Neuhaus, The Hastings Centre, after publication. Last week we published the first part of this post in which James and Carolyn discussed topics raised in James’ article. This week they discuss open peer review, institutional review board s and mechanism of authorisation.
Liz Allen explains how researchers can submit their work directly from bioRxiv to F1000Research offering more choice and flexibility to authors in deciding when to set preprints to under invited peer review.
Lenny Teytelman, co-founder of protocols.io, tells us how reproducibility is supported by scientists sharing their methods on protocols.io. We also get some insight into the early days of protocols.io and conversations he had with key players at F1000.
