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H-Index: How To Calculate Yours

What is the h-index? You may have heard academics talk about their h-index, but, what exactly is the h-index? The h-index is an author-level metric...

13 Free PCR Primer Design Programs

Gone are the days where you have to design primers by hand. Instead, we have a plethora of excellent resources available that utilises complex...

Introducing Protocols.io: An Open Protocol Repository

What is Protocols.io? Have you ever been stuck in the lab for weeks on end attempting to perform a particular method and cannot understand why...

5 Free Online Educational Platforms

The internet is an amazing resource for bioscientists. If you know where to look, there is a plethora of useful educational content provided by...

5 Reasons Why You Should Join ResearchGate

ResearchGate is a social networking platform for research scientists. Think of it as a hybrid between Facebook and LinkedIn that is specifically aimed at...