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Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

By |2017-05-17T11:30:44+01:00October 26th, 2014|Categories: Regulatory|Tags: |

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) means documented procedures which describe how to perform tests or activities not specified in detail in study plans or test guidelines. Appropriate and technically valid SOPs should be established. SOPs are generally written by persons who are familiar with the process or instrument, and reviewed for technical content and conformation to quality [...]

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Mapping Ebola Virus Disease Spread in 2014 Outbreak

By |2017-05-17T11:30:45+01:00October 16th, 2014|Categories: Science News|Tags: |

The current Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Outbreak is the worst outbreak of the disease. The first reported case in December 2013 was of a 2 year old boy in the village of Meliandou, Guinea in West Africa. The virus has since spread across other countries in West Africa, claiming thousands of lives. Over the second half of 2014 [...]

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John O’Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser Win Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014

By |2017-05-17T11:30:45+01:00October 6th, 2014|Categories: Science News|Tags: |

John O’Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard Ingjald Moser  win The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014. The prize was given “for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain”. 50% of the prize money will be awarded to John O’Keefe and the remaining 50% will be jointly awarded to May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser. [...]

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IND-Enabling Toxicity Studies- All you need to know!

By |2017-05-17T11:30:45+01:00October 5th, 2014|Categories: Drug Discovery|Tags: |

Regulatory bodies, who grant permission to conduct studies with Investigational New Drugs (INDs), require that a battery of toxicity studies be conducted in animals to understand the potential of the drugs to induce unwanted effects or toxicities. Studies to understand the toxicity potential of test drugs are generally conducted in two species: rodent and non-rodent. The [...]

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Formatting Documents: Worth-While or -Less?

By |2017-05-17T11:30:46+01:00September 30th, 2014|Categories: Scientific Writing Tips|Tags: , |

The thought of formatting any document usually brings on a sense of a huge and generally unnecessary task, imposed on one by authority. But one couldn’t be more wrong in harbouring such a sentiment. Formatting results in a document that is well presented (not taking into account the scientific /technical content) and generally urges the reader [...]

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India successfully inserts its Mars Orbiter ‘Mangalyaan’ into oribit

By |2017-05-17T11:30:46+01:00September 25th, 2014|Categories: Science News|Tags: |

India’s Mars Orbiter ‘Mangalyaan’ was inserted into a highly elliptical orbit around Mars on 24th September, 2014. This makes India the first country in the world to successfully undertake a mission to Mars in its first attempt. […]

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ASK Scientific expands translation offerings to 10 languages

By |2017-05-17T11:30:46+01:00September 24th, 2014|Categories: ASK Scientific News|Tags: , |

ASK Scientific’s goal is to help scientists the world over communicate their research findings in English. In line with this the company offers a range of services including English language correction, mock peer reviews and translation. The company began translation services offering two languages (German and French). These have now been expanded to 10, and the company now offers [...]

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Low-Cost Manuscript Editing

By |2017-05-17T11:30:46+01:00September 23rd, 2014|Categories: ASK Scientific News|Tags: |

ASK Scientific’s endeavour is to help researchers from across the world communicate their discoveries to a global audience. However, we realise that a number of researchers from low- and medium-income countries have funding restrictions that might prevent them from using language editing services. Hence, we recently launched the ASK Global Research Communication Initiative (GRCITM). [...]

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Create Catchy and Descriptive Titles

By |2017-05-17T11:30:47+01:00September 7th, 2014|Categories: Scientific Writing Tips|Tags: , |

Attract your readers! By readers I mean not only researchers who will read your published paper, but also the editor of the journal where you submit your manuscript, and the peer reviewers who will judge the quality of your work. The first aspect of your publication your readers come across is the title. So writing a catchy title will hook your [...]

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Your checklist before manuscript submission

By |2015-02-23T17:59:24+01:00August 25th, 2014|Categories: Scientific Writing Tips|Tags: |

You have written-up your results, have a great discussion, thought provoking hypothesis and a brilliant introduction. You have gone through endless drafts, bounced ideas off your co-authors and finalised your manuscript. But is your manuscript ready for submission yet? We have outlined a few additional things-to-do, which will ensure your manuscript is to a very high standard. [...]

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