Interdisciplinary communication: stuck in the middle?

In this post D.Phil. student Linus Schumacher sums up recent thoughts on interdisciplinary communication and science career paths.

Ten simple rules for effective computational research

With the increasing use of computational techniques in the life sciences, a wide range of scientists are finding that software development plays an increasing role in their day-to-day research. In this post Dr Alexander Fletcher discusses a forthcoming article on best practice when developing and using software for scientific research.

Handling collaborative projects in the age of the cloud - how to manage without spending any money!

In this mid-week extra, Dr Jacob Scott discusses cloud storage services for collaborative science projects, which we also wrote about in his own blog.