tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497105671108206262.post4840412543033078144..comments2023-10-28T07:51:34.506-07:00Comments on MolBio Research Highlights: What is a "least publishable unit"?Alejandro Montenegro-Monterohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18078462764857337905noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497105671108206262.post-86535176014867327182011-01-15T19:53:03.406-08:002011-01-15T19:53:03.406-08:00I read somewhere an interesting concept. Advance o...I read somewhere an interesting concept. Advance of science should not be only "positive" results. Specially considering that a great part of science funding comes from public sources (taxes, government investment), we should be more considered about the waste of money, so, in that sense, it is a good idea to give room to "negative" results. You can save a lot of money if you el astudillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09419547377931549820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497105671108206262.post-62000664821766710102011-01-12T14:53:51.292-08:002011-01-12T14:53:51.292-08:00I don't care as much about a paper's lengt...I don't care as much about a paper's length as I do the thoroughness of the investigation itself. A short paper that is carefully considered makes a much more positive impression on me (and is more likely to be fully honest and truthful) than a long and half-ass paper.Michael Scott Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792876399501417370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497105671108206262.post-40939864500400119622011-01-11T05:55:01.447-08:002011-01-11T05:55:01.447-08:00Psi Wavefunction: an undergrad's opinion is ju...Psi Wavefunction: an undergrad's opinion is just as valid as that of a grad student, a postdoc, a research associate, a PI, and whatever else you'd care to throw into the spectrum. And anyone who tells you otherwise is full of hot air!<br /><br />Undergraduates represent the future of science as much as anyone else- maybe even more. And, perhaps very importantly, they're a lot less Chris Dienihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02417466487521925453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497105671108206262.post-25829765736811629662011-01-11T05:00:52.939-08:002011-01-11T05:00:52.939-08:00Muddy water indeed. Apparently some accuse us of i...Muddy water indeed. Apparently some accuse us of indulging in LPUs, but as our PI explains, there needs to be a certain accumulation of 'smaller' papers upon which 'bigger' papers can be later built. Otherwise, what you'd get is constant recycling of old [popular/established] data as most new stuff is guaranteed to seem unimportant at the time. Furthermore, you never know whenPsi Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829712736757471647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497105671108206262.post-78555933445355684072011-01-09T19:00:10.400-08:002011-01-09T19:00:10.400-08:00Ugh... muddy water.
I could go either way on this...Ugh... muddy water.<br /><br />I could go either way on this one. But yes, as my scientific cousin Dave says, the trick here is to define what a LPU is.<br /><br />Something that my Ph.D. supervisor once told me is that the more you include in a publication, the more there is to explain, the more there is that can be attacked by reviewers and then, subsequently, by readers and colleagues. The Chris Dienihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02417466487521925453noreply@blogger.com