While most people will agree with the statement, “data management is important”, it might be harder to agree on exactly how or why scientists should implement a solid data management plan. One of the reasons behind this disconnect is that data management means a lot of different things to different ...
As summer turns to fall each year, we see a drop in both ice cream sales and homicides. One way to interpret this data would be to announce that you’re never eating ice cream again – it’s too dangerous! However, that interpretation has a problem: you’ve confused correlation and causation. While ...
Imagine that you are a scientist in the early 2000s, and you’re interested in studying microbiomes. You love going out into the field and collecting samples, but after each expedition, you know that there is a long road ahead of you. After collecting a sample, you will need to culture it in a petri ...
Microbes: you can’t see them, but you can find them almost anywhere on earth – including inside you. The bacteria, viruses, and fungi on our planet come in millions of different shapes and sizes, and their numbers are simply dazzling. For instance, on our planet, there are more viruses than grains ...
