Media Relations Manager @eLife. Tweeting about our latest research articles, software developments and other announcements. All views here are my own.
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18 May 2023
Huge congratulations to all who were named winners and Highly Commended in this evening's #SciTechAwards! Sadly eLife wasn't among them, but it was great to be in the room with such fantastic company. And thank you to @CambridgeIndy for a really enjoyable event!
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18 May 2023
Looking forward to the @CambridgeIndy #SciTechAwards this evening, where @eLife is shortlisted for the Tech for Good Award. Wishing the best of luck to all the finalists! cambridgeindependent.co.uk/b…
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15 Mar 2023
I'm excited to share that @eLife has been shortlisted for the @CambridgeIndy Science and Technology Awards 2023. Congratulations to the eLife and @scietyHQ teams, and to all the other finalists! #SciTechAwards
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8 Mar 2022
A new @eLife paper from @CRCL researchers shows how cancer cells undergo mechanical stress when they move through the body, which could contribute to deadly metastases elifesciences.org/for-the-pr…
ALT A breast cancer cell, photographed using a scanning electron microscope to produce a 3D image. Image credit: National Cancer Institute (public domain)
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Constructive and accurate reporting about preprints is increasingly vital. On the heels of Project Coordinator @JP6050's opinion piece in @TheScientistLLC (the-scientist.com/news-opini…) we're thrilled to share outputs of our Preprints in the Public Eye project: asapbio.org/public
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2 Feb 2021
A new @eLife paper from @GlobalGutHealth, @brintzbe and colleagues presents a statistical modelling tool that integrates real-time data and could help paediatricians decide if a child with diarrhoea needs antibiotics elifesciences.org/for-the-pr…
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2 Feb 2021
Could playing host to hookworms help prevent ageing? David Gems and Bruce Zhang from @IHAatUCL explore this question in their Review Article published today in @eLife elifesciences.org/for-the-pr…
Emily Packer retweeted
28 Jan 2021
We’re pleased to present our latest Special Issue, highlighting recent advances in the mechanistic understanding of aging and interventions that extend longevity ⏳
Explore the special issue below #eLifeAging
elifesciences.org/collection…
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20 Jan 2021
Our new study published in @eLife describes how the world's smallest portable DNA sequencing device @nanopore can be employed to simplify #water #monitoring around the globe. Great teamwork by @puntseq and special thanks to my co-authors Lara and Max!👉doi.org/10.7554/eLife.61504
ALT Monitoring dangerous bacteria in freshwater. New study by scientists at Cambridge (UK) and EMBL-EBI shows how a pocket-sized DNA sequencer can be employed to assess water quality. Credit: Spencer Phillips. Photo: Adobe Istock
ALT The core team behind the project together with their MinION sequencer. Right to left: Andre Holzer, Lara Urban & Maximilian Stammnitz (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq
ALT Punting and sequencing with the MinION. The MinION is a portable device that can sequence genetic material sampled from the environment – here, from the River Cam in Cambridge, UK. (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq
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19 Jan 2021
NEW PAPER: Climate-driven #ocean #deoxygenation increases #fishing vulnerability for pelagic #sharks - blue #shark habitat compression & aggregation along sharp DO gradients in W Africa's OMZ leads to higher longline CPUE @NERCscience @ERC_Research
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11 Jan 2021
How do preprints fit into the media reporting of research?
I'm looking forward to speaking about preprint reviews and the media as part of the #PreprintsInThePublicEye event hosted by @ASAPbio_ Find out more and register here ▾ asapbio.org/publiceye
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Emily Packer retweeted
10 Nov 2020
Our paper on ORF3d, a new gene in #SARSCoV2 that is not present in SARS-CoV, is out today in @eLife! We believe ORF3d is important: for a virus with only ~15 genes, one extra could make a big difference, potentially explaining its unique biology.
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doi.org/10.7554/eLife.59633
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24 Sep 2020
We at @eLife are pleased to support @open_abstracts – a new cross-publisher initiative calling for the unrestricted availability of abstracts to promote research discovery elifesciences.org/for-the-pr…
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24 Aug 2020
Some exciting news from @eLifeInnovation today as we announce the launch of Executable Research Articles for publishing computationally #reproducible results elifesciences.org/for-the-pr…
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Emily Packer retweeted
13 May 2020
I am very excited to announce that, beginning today, @eLife will review preprints directly on @biorxivpreprint and, based on these @PreprintReview's, consider them for publication in the journal.
13 May 2020
Preprint Review offers authors the opportunity to have @eLife review their work directly on bioRxiv, and, simultaneously, consider the work for publication in the journal elifesciences.org/inside-eli…
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Emily Packer retweeted
26 Mar 2020
Research just published by @LintermanLab in @eLife points to how we might be able to overcome the effect of #age on the #immunesystem to improve older people's response to #vaccines. ow.ly/2OG150yWHoL
#CelebrateVaccines #healthyageing
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Emily Packer retweeted
16 Mar 2020
We’ve had a refresh! To better reflect our mission and new initiatives to improve how research is communicated, we’ve updated our About section and given our logo a fresh look elifesciences.org/about
ALT The new eLife logo
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Emily Packer retweeted
14 Mar 2020
“Of course this should be the default for ALL science, not just Covid-19 science, and it should have been the default for the past 25 years. But I'm glad to see this happening now.” @mbeisen @eLife #openaccess #Covid_19 wired.com/story/global-offic…
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Emily Packer retweeted
10 Mar 2020
Pupils’ genes cannot accurately predict educational achievement - new research led by @bristimtom using @CO90s data published today in @eLife #education #edchat bit.ly/3cNYgEP
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26 Feb 2020
Today, we’re pleased to announce our partnership with @OK_Maps to upgrade the #opensource visual search engine for scientific results.
Find out more: elifesciences.org/for-the-pr…
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