Reposted by Scott NelsonResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Resurrecting Ancient DNA Iowa State assistant professor @swnisu.bsky.social is using AI to resurrect ancient enzymes, and he’s posting live updates on ResearchHub, as it happens. 1/7 111
Scott Nelson @swnisu.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Follow along with an open science project on antimicrobial peptide discovery! I'm sharing all data and research notes publicly (doi.org/10.55277/Res...). Our pre-registration, funded through @researchhubf.bsky.social, builds on a recent paper published in their new Journal. 🧪 143
Reposted by Scott NelsonDaniel Dvorkin @danielmedic.bsky.social · 24/03/2025"Peer review is the worst method of safeguarding scientific integrity, except for all those other methods that have been tried from time to time." As Churchill might have said if he'd been a scientist rather than a politician. From a conversation with a friend: 🧪🧵theconversation.comPeer review is meant to prevent scientific misconduct. But it has its own problemsThe peer review process is central to science – but it can be easily manipulated. Improving it is vital to uphold research integrity. 193
Scott Nelson @swnisu.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Here's a very cool paper from @biorxiv-biophys.bsky.social I shared on ResearchHub this week. The authors designed a three-legged motor protein that can walk down DNA in either direction. www.researchhub.com/paper/930685... 🧪 @researchhubf.bsky.social 3135
Reposted by Scott NelsonProf Samantha Thomas @docsamantha.bsky.social · 29/01/2025‘Stamp out paper mills’ — science sleuths on how to fight fake research A group of scientists who are experts at spotting fraudulent research outline five essential steps to combat industrialized scientific misconduct. www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.com‘Stamp out paper mills’ — science sleuths on how to fight fake researchA group of scientists who are experts at spotting fraudulent research outline five essential steps to combat industrialized scientific misconduct. 03220
Scott Nelson @swnisu.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Interesting article in @undark.org today about increasing public participation in science. undark.org/2025/01/10/o... 🧪undark.orgHow Do We Democratize Scientific Research?Opinion | As scientists struggle to connect with the public, they must consider new models for making research more accessible. 0154