February 9, 2017 Dr. Kathryn Sobek, Filipodia Editor About a month ago, we discussed the importance of figure legends in clearly presenting your data. Like a… Read more “Turning the tables: tips for effective table writing”
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It’s all Latin to me!
February 2, 2017 Dr. Kathryn Sobek, Filipodia Editor The use of Latin terms in scientific writing is common. From abbreviations (i.e., etc., e.g.) to words (versus,… Read more “It’s all Latin to me!”
Number Rules Part 1
January 31, 2017 Dr. Kathryn Sobek, Filipodia Editor I’m not talking about mathematics! I’m talking about writing about numbers! Here are some quick tips for writing… Read more “Number Rules Part 1”
Materials & methods: replicability not repetition
January 26, 2017 Dr. Kathryn Sobek, Filipodia Editor The Materials and Methods section of a manuscript can be deceptive. It seems like it would be easy to just… Read more “Materials & methods: replicability not repetition”
Getting it “write”
January 19, 2017 Clement Weinberger, PhD, Filipodia Editor You may be writing a manuscript today. In fact, if you spend many hours at the bench doing… Read more “Getting it “write””
Ethnicity versus Race
January 17, 2017 Dr. Kathryn Sobek, Filipodia Editor Have you ever wondered if ethnicity and race mean the same thing? A quick Google search yields two… Read more “Ethnicity versus Race”
Go figure! Tips for figure titles and legends
January 12, 2017 Dr. Kathryn Sobek, Filipodia Editor One of my favorite parts of writing a manuscript is creating the visual representations of my data, a.k.a.… Read more “Go figure! Tips for figure titles and legends”
There is more to it than science
January 5, 2017 Dr. Janice Nigro, Filipodia Editor I sometimes think that being a scientist is one of those ancient career ideas that we dress up… Read more “There is more to it than science”
Affect versus Effect
January 3, 2017 Dr. Kathryn Sobek, Filipodia Editor I will often see the words affect and effect used incorrectly in both medical and non-medical writing. While… Read more “Affect versus Effect”
The art in science
December 31, 2015 Dr. Nigro, Filipodia Editor In biological and medical research today, we have the ability to generate terabytes of data at an unprecedented pace.… Read more “The art in science”