Technology

How to translate English preprints into more than 100 languages

This free tool allows users to read preprints in any of the 104 languages recognized by Google Translate.

Jeffrey M. Perkel | 6 March 2020

Just say "no" to manels

There’s an app for that. 

Jeffrey Perkel | 7 February 2020

Three ways to collaborate on writing

Document-sharing tools for scientists. 

Jeffrey M. Perkel | 10 January 2020

A “petting zoo for code” makes studies easier to reproduce

A new tool helps users to compose, compute and publish reproducible articles.

Jeffrey M. Perkel | 18 June 2019

Drawing on experience to help scientists tell their stories

The BioRender web tool lets researchers easily create sophisticated scientific illustrations.

Jeffrey M. Perkel | 19 March 2019

Stop, Start, Rewind: A front-seat view of mouse development

A new microscope allows researchers to track single cells in developing embryos, forward and backward in time.

Jeffrey M. Perkel | 20 December 2018

Open framework tackles backwards science

Good news for grackles 

Jeffrey M. Perkel | 6 September 2018

When it comes to reproducible science, Git is code for success

And the key to its popularity is the online repository and social network, GitHub.

Jeffrey Perkel | 11 June 2018

Keep predators out with a low-spam diet

Clever email strategies can help fight the scourge of academic inboxes.

Jeffrey Perkel | 13 April 2018
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