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A Database for the Future. Major Contributions from 47 Years of Database Development and Research at the Demographic Data Base

Historical Life Course Studies, 2020
The Demographic Data Base (DDB) at the Centre for Demographic and Ageing Research (CEDAR) at Umeå University has since the 1970s been building longitudinal population databases and disseminating data for research.
Sören Edvinsson
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Recent advances in graphene-based biosensor technology with applications in life sciences

Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2018
Graphene’s unique physical structure, as well as its chemical and electrical properties, make it ideal for use in sensor technologies. In the past years, novel sensing platforms have been proposed with pristine and modified graphene with nanoparticles ...
J. Peña-Bahamonde, Hang N. Nguyen, S. Fanourakis, D. Rodrigues   +3 more
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Facing the fear: a scaffolding approach to teaching life sciences undergraduates R coding

Frontiers in Education
Coding proficiency is becoming an essential skill for future life sciences graduates. Not only must researchers be able to handle and scrutinise increasingly large datasets, but alternative career paths often list coding as a desirable skill for ...
Elena Paci, Alex Swainson, Nadia L. Cerminara   +2 more
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Using the Life Grid Interview Technique in Science Education Research [PDF]

International Journal of STEM Education 6(1), 32 (2019), 2019
Background: Qualitative interviewing is a common tool that has been utilized by Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education researchers to explore and describe the experiences of students, educators, or other educational stakeholders.
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Barriers to integration of bioinformatics into undergraduate life sciences education: A national study of US life sciences faculty uncover significant barriers to integrating bioinformatics into undergraduate instruction

PLoS ONE, 2019
Bioinformatics, a discipline that combines aspects of biology, statistics, mathematics, and computer science, is becoming increasingly important for biological research.
Jason J. Williams, Jennifer C. Drew, S. Galindo-Gonzalez, S. Robic, E. Dinsdale, William R. Morgan, E. Triplett, J. Burnette, S. Donovan, S. Elgin, E. Fowlks, Anya L. Goodman, N. Grandgenett, Carlos C. Goller, Charles Hauser, J. Jungck, J. Newman, William R. Pearson, E. Ryder, Melissa A. Wilson Sayres, M. Sierk, Todd M. Smith, R. Tosado-Acevedo, W. Tapprich, T. Tobin, Arlín Toro, L. Welch, R. Wright, David Ebenbach, Mindy McWilliams, A. Rosenwald, M. Pauley   +31 more
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Optical Micromachines for Biological Studies

Micromachines, 2020
Optical tweezers have been used for biological studies since shortly after their inception. However, over the years research has suggested that the intense laser light used to create optical traps may damage the specimens being studied.
Philippa-Kate Andrew, Martin A. K. Williams, Ebubekir Avci   +2 more
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Technical and social issues influencing the adoption of preprints in the life sciences

PLoS Genetics, 2019
Preprints are gaining visibility in many fields. Thanks to the exponential growth in submissions to bioRxiv, an online server for preprints in biology, versions of manuscripts prior to the completion of journal-organized peer review are poised to become ...
Naomi C Penfold, Jessica K. Polka
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Factors Affecting the Adoption of Genetically Modified Animals in the Food and Pharmaceutical Chains

Bio-based and Applied Economics, 2012
The production of genetically modified (GM) animals is an emerging technique that could potentially impact the livestock and pharmaceutical industries.
Cristina Mora, Davide Menozzi, Gijs Kleter, Lusine H. Aramyan, Natasha I. Valeeva, Karin l. Zimmermann, Giddalury Pakki Reddy   +6 more
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Comment: The Place of Death in the Quality of Life [PDF]

Statistical Science 2006, Vol. 21, No. 3, 313-316, 2006
Comment on The Place of Death in the Quality of Life [math.ST/0612783]
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Quelle posture les sciences sociales doivent-elles adopter vis-à-vis des sciences de la vie ?

Sociologies, 2012
For Albert Ogien and Louis Quéré, social sciences are separated from life sciences by an almost uncrossable border. Therefore, they argue that the evocation of views borrowed from biology in sociology and anthropology is at best uninteresting and at ...
Dominique Guillo
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