by Hannah Hoag and Kasra Hassani Health, Medicine & Veterinary Science subject editors Less than 25 years ago, a McMaster University research group headed by David Sackett and Gordon Guyatt developed a set of methods to test the scientific value and clinical benefits of medical interventions. The methodology helped push physicians to practice evidence-based – […]
by Alex Bond & Kasra Hassani Biology & Life Sciences subject editors At the age of 22, Charles Darwin embarked on what was to be a life-changing expedition from England on the HMS Beagle, as a companion to Captain FitzRoy. This voyage would lay the foundations for his theory of evolution, which was first published […]
By Hannah Hoag & Kasra Hassani Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science subject editors Birth, death and everything in between. That just about sums up the blogs housed within the Health, Medicine and Veterinary science category. There’s a solid roster of writers here with some serious creds. Since this is the first Editor’s post for the […]
By Alex Bond & Kasra Hassani Biology & Life Sciences subject editors (with thanks to Jay Fitzsimmons of The Canadian Field-Naturalist) It’s always exciting to hear about young, budding scientists and naturalists, like the group of schoolchildren in Devon, England who investigated how bees see colour. Closer to home, two young Canadian scientists recently published […]
by Kasra Hassani & Alex Bond Biology & Life Sciences subject editors Movember 2013 has come to an end, and soon the hype over moustaches, men’s health issues, and fundraising for prostate cancer research will give way to Christmas carols and holiday greetings (unless, of course, you celebrate the lesser-known Decembeard). In contrast to the […]
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