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17/12/2021

The Plant Cell call for papers - deadline 1 May 2022 for research papers contributing to our understanding of plant stress in the face of climate change 👉https://buff.ly/3lOprq2

The focus issues listed in the table below are currently open for submissions. When submitting your manuscript, please indicate your interest in the focus issue

17/11/2021

A reminder to keep a list of those common typos that spell check misses! https://aceseditors.org/news/2021/jargon-or-plain-language

Every copyediting field has its own special words. My field is medical copyediting, and I edit reports about healthcare that are written in an academic style featuring many clinical terms.

10/11/2021

Essential plant stress research as we face the climate crisis 👉 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/tpj.15483

Climate change and global warming increase the likelihood that trees and crop plants will be subjected to a combination of different abiotic and biotic stresses, compromising global food production a...

05/11/2021

Thoughtful post on what constitutes a failed experiment - and it's never the data! 👉https://kamounlab.medium.com/whats-a-failed-experiment-7ea66fd96f8

This question came up after a student workshop, “how to deal with negative results in the lab?” My answer, first define what a negative…

03/11/2021

Take a moment to be amazed by nature with this time-lapse video of a single cell developing into a complex organism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEejivHRIbE

Witness the ‘making of’ a salamander from fertilization to hatching in this six minute time-lapse.➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe➡ Get More Short ...

28/10/2021

Excellent tips for and from Bacon Editing on how to ensure you present your research accurately and avoid those common confusables! https://www.baconediting.com/blog/using-words-properly-in-research-writing

One of the biggest challenges when writing a research paper is making your complicated findings easy to understand. To help your reader understand your message, you have to write c

25/10/2021

Half-term reading for budding scientists! Frontiers 👉https://blog.frontiersin.org/2021/09/07/five-nobel-prize-winners-publish-scientific-article-collection-for-children/

The Nobel Collection of free scientific articles for next generation of scientists goes live

25/10/2021

📅 Our Natural World half term activities starts today!

To kick off our fun-filled four days, Manchester Museum will host a three-day programme of family-friendly activities at Barton Square, TraffordCity

🦎 Interactive workshops and immersive fun.
📅 Monday 25th - Wednesday 27th.
🕐 From 12pm - 4pm.
👶 Available for visitors of all ages.

Joining us on the fun? 📸 Snap your pictures using and find out more below.

https://www.facebook.com/events/4368551289867462?ref=newsfeed

22/10/2021

https://twitter.com/bioedit/status/1450794243220463619

“Biology must generate ideas as well as data 👉https://t.co/f0ZT8zHZ4L https://t.co/YuGlytz7Bo”

15/10/2021

Educating science editors: is there a comprehensive strategy? 👉https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4295079 At Bioedit, all our editors are PhD-qualified with publication experience; we agree that "good editors are also good authors and reviewers"!

The article considers available options to educate science editors in the fast-transforming digital environment. There is no single course or resource that can cover their constantly changing and diversifying educational needs. The involvement in research, ...

13/10/2021

Japan is paving the way for CRISPR-edited foods. Will the UK follow? 👉https://nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00672-1 サナテックシード株式会社/Sanatechseed The Genetic Literacy Project Nature

The United Kingdom is considering innovative ways of regulating gene editing in food and farming. Robust processes and public confidence will be vital for success.

06/10/2021

We're hiring! Currently recruiting for science editors in the life sciences 👉 https://www.bioedit.com/careers 🌱

Posted 11:06:05 AM. We are recruiting for scientific editors with a Ph.D. and publication experience specific to:-…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

05/10/2021

New Phytologist global competition open to early-career scientists for outstanding contribution to plant science | Deadline 15 January 2022: https://www.newphytologist.org/grants/tansleymedal

New Phytologist Tansley Medal, awarded in recognition of an outstanding contribution to research in plant science by an individual in the early stages of their career

30/09/2021

Peer review on Twitter! Interesting article by Carl Zimmer at The New York Times - Science about how to read scientific papers: https://www.nytimes.com/article/how-to-read-a-science-study-coronavirus.html?smid=tw-nytimesscience&smtyp=cur

Published scientific research, like any piece of writing, is a peculiar literary genre.

30/09/2021

New The Chicago Manual of Style workout - you might be surprised! http://cmosshoptalk.com/2021/09/28/chicago-style-workout-58-spell-check-wont-save-you/?utm_sq=guxquf3p3i

If the first rule of copyediting is “Do no harm,” the second would be “When in doubt, look it up.” This month’s workout focuses on some commonly confused homophones and uncommon variant spellings that can slip by unnoticed if you let your focus lapse.

27/09/2021

Essential annual report by AAAS - The American Association for the Advancement of Science on a momentous year: annualreport.aaas.org

24/09/2021

Plant Physiology journal Call for Papers 2022 | 1 November 2021 deadline for submissions to Focus Issue on Circadian Rhythms: https://academic.oup.com/plphys/pages/plant-physiology-call-for-papers #2022%20Focus%20Issue%20on%20Evolution%20of%20Plant%20Structure%20and%20Function

Authors submitting to a Focus Issue should indicate their interest in the cover letter when submitting papers online. Please select the correct Focus Issue titl

20/09/2021

Speaking of nature walking 👇, the Manchester Museum are holding a nature writing 'walkshop' with Anita Sethi as part of the Manchester Literature Festival - inspired by the backbone of Britain: https://www.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/i-belong-here-nature-writing-workshop-with-anita-sethi-39709

Culture Manchester I Belong Here: Nature Writing Workshop with Anita Sethi 10 Oct 2021 Sunday 11.00am Manchester Museum The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL Tickets are free but advance booking is advised Email [email protected] with your name and conta...