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I have thought about this a lot and whilst it does seem obvious that dragons are related to reptiles/birds there is an issue here- dragons (angels, griffins, pegasi) have six limbs not 4 like almost all birds/reptiles (and those that don’t have less). So I think instead they evolved from insects.
I use same logic for differentiating results and discussion. Is the interpretation necessary to understand latter sections of results? If so it should be in results, if not it should be in discussion.
I would argue though that the methodological information highlighted in results is there because it is necessary to understand results narrative and is therefore is results not methods.
Interesting, so i think i can see what you mean but wouldn’t have specifically recognised these as being two distinct styles. Second paper
more closely matches my preferred style because of the stronger focus on narrative without loss of detail.
Theo have you got an example of what you mean for each? My feeling is that they absolutely should be separate and sections have distinct functions. we spend a lot of time teaching our students about research narrative and how to link ideas and scientific process, and this involves linking to methods
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Thanks to every author who contributed, ideas, data and time to this: Amy Ibrahim, @robmoon.bsky.social, @eelcotromer.bsky.social, Jani R. Bolla, Dušan Živković, Mohammad Zeeshan, Andrew Bottrill and Declan Brady. It was a real pleasure to write this all up!
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Yep absolutely. Knowing someone who has had an interview and support for mocks is such a huge advantage. It will almost certainly select for particularly groups and personality types. Some issues can be mitigated by training of panels, but not much you can do about self selection it drives.
Is this in response to new MRC response mode? Honestly this feels like such a bad idea. I think it plays an important role for fellowships but adding it for grants feels way too much (knowing how long I prepped and puddle of nerves I became for my fellowship and discovery interviews.)
My friend Marta Tufet makes some nice cartoons for kids. Mostly on vaccines and public health but I think there might be some on bugs. www.linkedin.com/posts/martat...
Does that data even include those reaching end of fixed term contracts (also redundancy in law and practice)? Given the shift to tenuous contracts over last decade redundancy of staff on without duration contracts will be top of iceberg.
“The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni. Is that fair?”
Oli Dugmore
It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end
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So sad to hear this. A real giant of the field. Condolences to family and those that work with him.
The communication on this has been absolutely abysmal. We know that huge proportion of uk researchers are on highly tenuous contracts. This break in both MRC and BBSRC calls will have a devastating effect on ECRs.
New PNAS study identifies ESBX, a protein controlling which surface coat gene is active in sleeping sickness parasites - key to immune evasion.
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Check out our latest study on the PfRIPR protein,
essential for the malaria parasite to get inside our blood cells. We show how antibodies block the function of PfRIPR by preventing its flexible hinges from bending, or by stopping it from compacting as part of its mechanism.
Very excited to take part in this BBC world service programme on the future of malaria elimination. My first ever radio interview. The editors worked wanders!
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Knowing where proteins are in the cell is often the first step to understanding what they do, so this is an incredibly exciting dataset for the malaria parasite community! Can’t wait to dive in to it!
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I'm giving a free public talk asking 'How certain is certain enough?' at @lshtm.bsky.social on Monday 24th November at 5.30pm, as part of the Global Health Lecture Series. From epidemic response and clinical trials to online misinformation and AI, I'll look at how truth emerges – and why it falters.
This is exactly the case for me. It’s both the requirement for me to always carry something and the implication that anyone with any modicum of power could then demand it (I.e you can’t use this service unless you do). That would be a major change and very open to abuse.
🚨 New @who.int guidance for malaria in crisis settings 🌍 🦟
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