We recently published “Functional flexibility in wild bonobo vocal behaviour”. In this study, author Zanna Clay, and her colleagues examined the results of a study on the vocalizations of wild bonobos. Zanna comments on her research and experience publishing with us....
“Women scientists are often still invisible” – Solving the challenge of gender equality in science. An interview with Professor Patricia Gowaty
We are delighted to be sponsoring Finding Ada an event celebrating women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). At PeerJ we believe the achievements of women deserve to be recognised, and we also take great importance in building gender equality within...
HaloTag as an expression partner – Author Interview
We recently published “HaloTag is an effective expression and solubilisation fusion partner for a range of fibroblast growth factors”. In this study, authors Changye Sun, Yong Li, David G. Fernig and their colleagues examined the use of HaloTag as a fusion protein....
Can sea urchins beat the heat? – Author Interview
We recently published “Can sea urchins beat the heat? Sea urchins, thermal tolerance and climate change”. In this study, author Elizabeth Sherman examined the effects of rising sea temperatures on sea urchins. Elizabeth comments on her research and experience...
“The democratization of science and the spread of knowledge” – An interview with MyScienceWork
At PeerJ we often find that when we are out on our travels spreading the word about open access that we also see other companies communicating...
Modelling Tradescantia fluminensis – Author Interview
We recently published “Modelling Tradescantia fluminensis to assess long term survival”. In this study, author Michael J. Plank, and his colleagues studied models to control the growth of, Tradescantia fluminensis, an invasive plant species. Michael comments on his...
More Ties Than We Thought – Author Interview
We recently published “More ties than we thought” in PeerJ Computer Science. In this study, author Mikael Vejdemo-Johansson, and his colleagues utilize math and computer science to examine the many ways to tie a necktie! In this post, Mikael comments on his research...
Estimating Grackle Endocranial Volume – Author Interview
Today we published our one thousandth peer-reviewed article in PeerJ - “Can endocranial volume be estimated accurately from external skull measurements in great-tailed grackles (Quiscalus mexicanus)?”. In this study, author Corina Logan, and her co-author utilized...
Self-generated Morphology in Lagoon Reefs – Author Interview
We recently published “Self-generated morphology in lagoon reefs”. In this study, author David Blakeway and his co-author Michael Hamblin discuss their research on coral reefs and reef simulations. In this post, David comments on his research and experience publishing...
Swabs to Genomes – Author Interview
We recently published “Swabs to genomes: a comprehensive workflow”. In this study, authors Madison I. Dunitz and David A. Coil and their colleagues examined DNA library preparation and sequencing and present a workflow for the collection of environmental samples to a...