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Do you need to name the scientists in intro biology?

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Joan E. Strassmann

Meghan Duffy on the terrific blog Dynamic Ecology asks whether we can’t just teach the concepts and not worry about the researchers. After all, there are so many things we have figured out in biology that really don’t need to … Continue reading →

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Can a big group write a good paper?

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Joan E. Strassmann

This week I’m at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center at a Catalysis meeting on the Evolutionary Origins of Multicellularity. There are 28 people on the list. NESCent is the more recent Evolution match of Ecology’s NCEAS. We will spend the … Continue reading →

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