In the last issue of the Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, Dr. Reza Afshari raised the question of what are the best scientific areas of focus of toxicology for “low income countries and how such research might be achieved (1). South-south collaboration, in which developing countries share resources, was one of the proposed solutions. Rather than limit discussion to “low income” coun...

1. Gamboa P, Sanchez-Monge R, Sanz ML, et al. Sensitization to C. sativa caused by a novel allergenic lipid transfer protein, Can s 3. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007;120:1459--60. 2. De Larramendi CH, López-Matas MA, Ferrer A, et al. Prevalence of sensitization to cannabis sativa. Lipid-Transfer and Thaumatin-Like proteins are relevant allergens. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2013;162:115--22. 3. Nay...

Compared to the money dedicated to cancer and cardiology, funding for neuroscience research has lagged behind for decades. But things are starting to change. From the White House's Brain Initiative to the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS to some recent sizeable gifts to universities, money for brain research appears to be on the rise. But, as our author explains, research and development funding fr...

A mbitious plans to build one of the world's deepest underground laboratories have suffered a serious setback. The US National Science Board (NSB) has refused to continue to fund the design of the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL), leaving some 1,000 researchers hoping to do science there uncertain about its future. The lab is set to be housed in Homestake, a former go...

This is a must-have resource for biotech entrepreneurs and investors, as well as invaluable supplementary reading for students aspiring to a career in the industry. In particular, it illustrates the tensions between both sides based on their different backgrounds and expectations. The book outlines the various funding opportunities for the biotech industry in Europe and identifies ways for both...

Ji-Hye Jung, Ji-In Kang, Hyun-Sook Kim To the Editor: We found an error in our published article: Ji-Hye Jung, Ji-In Kang, Hyun-Sook Kim. Effect of quercetin on impaired immune function in mice exposed to irradiation. Nutr Res Pract 2012;6:301-307. http://dx.doi.org/10.4162/nrp.2012.6.4.301 The funding acknowledgment in this article was omitted as published. Additional acknowledgment is as foll...

Investing around $8 billion a year in rebuilding and 'greening' the world's fisheries could raise catches to 112 million tonnes annually, while triggering benefits to industry, consumers and the global economy totalling $1.7 trillion over the next 40 years. These are among the findings of a new report being compiled by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and economists entitled the ...

Successful scientific practice encompasses broader and more varied modes of investigation than can be captured by focusing on hypothesis-driven research. We examine the emphases that major US and UK funding agencies place on particular modes of research practice and suggest that funding agency guidelines should be informed by a more dynamic and multidimensional account of scientific practice.