Scott Nelson
@swnisu.bsky.social
Faculty member in the Biochemistry department at Iowa State University and Associate Editor for Biochemistry at ResearchHub Journal.
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Resurrecting Ancient DNA
Iowa State assistant professor @swnisu.bsky.social is using AI to resurrect ancient enzymes, and he’s posting live updates on ResearchHub, as it happens.
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Iowa State assistant professor @swnisu.bsky.social is using AI to resurrect ancient enzymes, and he’s posting live updates on ResearchHub, as it happens.
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June 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Resurrecting Ancient DNA
Iowa State assistant professor @swnisu.bsky.social is using AI to resurrect ancient enzymes, and he’s posting live updates on ResearchHub, as it happens.
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Iowa State assistant professor @swnisu.bsky.social is using AI to resurrect ancient enzymes, and he’s posting live updates on ResearchHub, as it happens.
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Follow along with an open science project on antimicrobial peptide discovery! I'm sharing all data and research notes publicly (doi.org/10.55277/Res...). Our pre-registration, funded through @researchhubf.bsky.social, builds on a recent paper published in their new Journal. 🧪
May 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Follow along with an open science project on antimicrobial peptide discovery! I'm sharing all data and research notes publicly (doi.org/10.55277/Res...). Our pre-registration, funded through @researchhubf.bsky.social, builds on a recent paper published in their new Journal. 🧪
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"Peer review is the worst method of safeguarding scientific integrity, except for all those other methods that have been tried from time to time." As Churchill might have said if he'd been a scientist rather than a politician.
From a conversation with a friend: 🧪🧵
From a conversation with a friend: 🧪🧵
Peer review is meant to prevent scientific misconduct. But it has its own problems
The peer review process is central to science – but it can be easily manipulated. Improving it is vital to uphold research integrity.
theconversation.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"Peer review is the worst method of safeguarding scientific integrity, except for all those other methods that have been tried from time to time." As Churchill might have said if he'd been a scientist rather than a politician.
From a conversation with a friend: 🧪🧵
From a conversation with a friend: 🧪🧵
Here's a very cool paper from @biorxiv-biophys.bsky.social I shared on ResearchHub this week. The authors designed a three-legged motor protein that can walk down DNA in either direction. www.researchhub.com/paper/930685... 🧪 @researchhubf.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Here's a very cool paper from @biorxiv-biophys.bsky.social I shared on ResearchHub this week. The authors designed a three-legged motor protein that can walk down DNA in either direction. www.researchhub.com/paper/930685... 🧪 @researchhubf.bsky.social
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‘Stamp out paper mills’ — science sleuths on how to fight fake research
A group of scientists who are experts at spotting fraudulent research outline five essential steps to combat industrialized scientific misconduct.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A group of scientists who are experts at spotting fraudulent research outline five essential steps to combat industrialized scientific misconduct.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Stamp out paper mills’ — science sleuths on how to fight fake research
A group of scientists who are experts at spotting fraudulent research outline five essential steps to combat industrialized scientific misconduct.
www.nature.com
January 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
‘Stamp out paper mills’ — science sleuths on how to fight fake research
A group of scientists who are experts at spotting fraudulent research outline five essential steps to combat industrialized scientific misconduct.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A group of scientists who are experts at spotting fraudulent research outline five essential steps to combat industrialized scientific misconduct.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Interesting article in @undark.org today about increasing public participation in science. undark.org/2025/01/10/o... 🧪
How Do We Democratize Scientific Research?
Opinion | As scientists struggle to connect with the public, they must consider new models for making research more accessible.
undark.org
January 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Interesting article in @undark.org today about increasing public participation in science. undark.org/2025/01/10/o... 🧪