The advent of Web 2.0 applications, which enable information sharing and virtual networking, could revolutionize science. But are microbiologists taking advantage?
The highly contagious Norovirus can be passed from one person to another through contact with commonly shared items such as computer keyboards and computer mice, U.S. health officials report.
The US National Institute of Health has become the first major US agency to require those who receive public money to make their results available to the public.
SciVee allows scientists to communicate their work as a multimedia presentation incorporated with the content of a peer-reviewed article. SciVee is operated in partnership with the Public Library of Science (PLoS), the National Science Foundation (NSF) an