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...contributed by Johnna Roose. This post was originally published on Johnna's New Under The Sun Blog and is part...you will likely have is sifting through the long list of titles for something that is actually useful ...Manuscripts by Johnna Roose Dos & Don'ts When Publishing a Scientific Manuscript by Maaike Pols, PhD, ...

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...contributed by guest blogger Eleanor Wang, a Research Specialist in Patrick Hsu's lab at UC Berkeley. Most of ... As scientists, we probe beyond the realm of established theory. Realizing that textbooks don’t tell us...blogger! Eleanor Wang is currently a Research Specialist in Patrick Hsu’s lab at UC Berkeley. She will...