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Linnaeus University has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible Linnaeus University researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them and with a simplified process. Articles may benefit from a 10% membership discount. The university library Linnaeus University supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage Linnaeus University researchers to publish open access, increasing the volume of research openly available....

The retracted Recursive Fury paper has created quite a blogger and twitter storm. A sensational storm indeed, with hints to conspiracy theories, claims of legal threats and perceived contradictions. It has been fury – one of the strongest human emotions – that has (perhaps understandably at first sight) guided the discussion around this retraction. Not surprisingly though, the truth is not as sensational and much simpler. The studied subjects were explicitly identified in the paper without their consent....

Robert Koch Institute has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible Robert Koch Institute researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them and with a simplified process. Articles may benefit from a 5% membership discount. Robert Koch Institute supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage Robert Koch Institute researchers to publish open access, increasing the volume of research openly available....

A study has shown for the first time that computers can predict individuals’ personality traits from their eye movements while engaged in everyday tasks; Frontiers in Human Neuroscience A study has shown for the first time that computers can predict individuals’ personality traits from their eye movements while engaged in everyday tasks. — by University of South Australia It’s often been said that the eyes are the window to the soul, revealing what we think and how we feel....

Downing a casein shake just before sleep increases muscle mass and strength gains from resistance training, without ‘making you fat’ — but is the effect any different to your regular post-workout protein supplement? Frontiers in Nutrition Downing a casein shake just before sleep increases muscle mass and strength gains from resistance training, without ‘making you fat’ — but is the effect any different to your regular post-workout protein supplement? — by Matthew Prior, Frontiers science writer...

By Kate Gardner, Frontiers Editorial Project Specialist At Frontiers, we are dedicated to open science. We share a common belief that peer-reviewed scientific literature should be freely accessible worldwide and researchers should be appreciated for their contributions to science as authors, editors and reviewers. Research should be collaborative and empowered to catalyze change for the greater good. In tandem with open science, researchers now share a greater responsibility to communicate their results in a comprehensible manner – particularly when sharing information beyond the usual experts in the field....

Climate crisis is making endangered mountain gorillas more thirsty, finds a news study in Frontiers in Conservation Science By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer Endangered mountain gorillas increase the frequency they drink water as the temperature increases, suggesting a likely impact of climate change on their behavior, finds a new study published in Frontiers in Conservation Science. Researchers used 10 years of data from observations on the only two existing mountain gorilla populations and found that both populations drank water significantly more often at higher average temperatures than cooler ones....

An awareness hashtag had limited impact on growing promotion of vaping among young users: Frontiers in Communication. — by Kristin Coan, Frontiers Science Writer Promotional vaping Instagram posts outnumber anti-vaping content 10,000 to 1, according to a new study published in Frontiers in Communication. Despite “The Real Cost” awareness campaign launched by the FDA in 2018, nearly one third of American teenagers are estimated to use e-cigarettes. The current study highlights the limited impact of the FDA campaign, while also using deep learning – an artificial intelligence method – to better understand the marketing tactics used by vaping companies....

Prof. Elena Ibanez is the Specialty Chief Editor in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition. In this conversation we discuss her passion as a professor, incredible relationship with her students and the importance of nutrition research and how nutrition is at the heart of everything we do and how it affects our economy, our wellbeing, and, most of all, our behavior as human beings. Author: Leticia Nani Silva Prof. Elena Ibanez is the Specialty Chief Editor in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition....

Correcting for the study bias associated with protein-protein interaction measurements reveals differences between protein degree distributions from different cancer types Martin H. Schaefer*, Luis Serrano and Miguel A. Andrade-Navarro A porcine model system of BRCA1 driven breast cancer Howard Donninger, Katherine Hobbing, M. Lee Schmidt, Eric Walters, Laurie Rund, Lawrence Schook and Geoff Clark* Changes in expression of the long noncoding RNA FMR4 associate with altered gene expression during differentiation of human neural precursor cells Veronica J....

By Emily Barker, Communications Strategist at Frontiers There was a breakthrough for open-access publishing on Friday 27 May, as EU research ministers published a commitment to make open access to scientific publications as the default option by 2020. “It’s a major step forward,” said EU Research Commissioner Carlos Moedas. “You cannot stop the movement. Publishers will have to change their business models.” What does this mean for science publishing? The open-access movement isn’t new....

Scientists have combined the simplicity of paper with the complexity of quantum physics for point-of-care testing in low-resource environments; Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology Scientists have combined the simplicity of paper with the complexity of quantum physics for point-of-care testing in low-resource environments — by Matthew Prior, Frontiers science writer Paper-based diagnostic tests are cheap, convenient and biodegradable. However, their use is limited by conventional dyes – which are not bright enough to show trace amounts of analyte, are prone to fading, and can be environmentally toxic....

Speeding up the slowest part of photosynthesis to increase plant yield doesn’t work in practice, finds a study in Frontiers in Plant Science The need for speed: increasing plant yield is one way to increase food and fuel resources. But asking plants to simply do more of the usual is a strategy that can backfire. — By Igor Houwat, Atsuko Kanazawa and David Kramer When engineers want to speed something up, they look for the “pinch points”, the slowest steps in a system, and make them faster....

By Ian Salter, Frontiers Science Writer If someone called you a shore crab, would you know what they mean? So synonymous are chameleons for their ability to rapidly change color that we use the word figuratively to describe a person who changes their opinion or behavior according to the situation. Although people are unlikely to refer to you as a shore crab, they may just as well as they form a group of more obscure species that have the ability to adaptively change their appearance....

Climate crisis is driving cousins of The Lion King character to local extinction, finds new study published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer The yellow-billed hornbill, cousins of fan-favorite Zazu from The Lion King, faces local extinction due to the climate crisis. Researchers investigated the effects of high air temperature and drought on the breeding success of southern yellow-billed hornbills in the Kalahari Desert between 2008 and 2019....

Lack of testing on adjuvants in commercial pesticide formulations ignores the potential risk of these on people and the environment: Frontiers in Public Health Lack of information on the effects of all pesticide ingredients makes them appear safer than they are — potentially causing serious harm to people and the environment. — By Freya Wilson New regulations are needed to protect people and the environment from toxic pesticide ingredients that are not currently subject to safety assessments....

In celebration of World Ocean Day, we speak with marine scientist Dr Ester Dias, who is currently a research assistant at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research in Portugal, focusing on coastal and estuarine species and their ecosystems. Author: Thimedi Hetti In celebration of World Ocean Day, we speak with marine scientist Dr Ester Dias, who is currently a research assistant at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research in Portugal, focusing on coastal and estuarine species and their ecosystems....

Frontiers is pleased to announce that authors can now easily and quickly submit manuscripts to their open-access publishing platform directly from the preprint repository ChemRxiv. Frontiers is pleased to announce that authors can now easily and quickly submit manuscripts to their open-access publishing platform directly from the preprint repository ChemRxiv. ChemRxiv is the fourth preprint platform partnering with Frontiers. Other successful integrations include Chronos, BioRxiv, and MedRxiv. The integration with ChemRxiv is the latest development in Frontiers’ mission to make all science open by improving the services offered to authors, and streamlining the whole publishing process....

By Jordi Mazon, David Pino, and Mireia Vinyoles Dr. Jordi Mazon is professor of meteorology at the Department of physics in the Technical University of Catalonia (BarcelonaTech) and teaches higher-level physics in the international baccalaureate in Aula higher school in Barcelona. In addition, he is currently Deputy Mayor of energy transition, mobility, and city cleaning management in Viladecans, a municipality of the metropolitan area of Barcelona. His research is focused on several topics of the atmospheric physics, the numerical simulation of coastal fronts, and severe meteorological events....

Would you like your research to become the new image of Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology? Participate in our science art competition by submitting your best lab image Would you like your research to become the new image of Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology? – generating huge visibility for your work! Well this is for you… Prizes The winning image is intended to be the face of Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology....