[OWW-SC] Nature Protocols

[Drew Endy]

This sounds like a bad recapitulation of CPMB.

Drew

On May 14, 2006, at 11:25 PM, Sri Kosuri wrote:

> Nature is launching (June 2006) a new online resource for "high- 
> quality" laboratory protocols.  There will be two main thrusts,  
> peer-reviewed protocols (subscription based), and a free to access  
> community protocols section that are posted directly for discussion  
> and comment.
>
> From:
> http://www.nature.com/nprot/prelaunch/index.html
> Nature Protocols is a new interactive online resource for high- 
> quality laboratory protocols. Although the site is currently in  
> development, we have provided two examples of Nature Protocols for  
> you to view and included information about our overall aims and scope.
>
> Protocols will come from a variety of sources:
>
> The core content consists of authoritative, peer-reviewed 'Nature  
> Protocols' commissioned by the Nature Protocols editorial team. We  
> aim to publish a comprehensive range of protocols being used to  
> answer outstanding biological and biomedical research questions.  
> This content requires an institutional site licence to access and  
> will quickly grow to 400 protocols in 2006. Two contrasting  
> protocols are now available in PDF format: click here to read Live- 
> cell assay to detect antigen-specific CD4+ T-cell responses by  
> CD154 expression and Tricine-SDS-PAGE.
> There will also be a free-to-access community part of the site, the  
> 'Protocols Network', containing protocols that are posted directly  
> on the site for further comment and refinement. We are currently  
> receiving uploads from Nature Research Journal authors, but will be  
> encouraging all researchers and suppliers of products and equipment  
> to upload their protocols shortly.
> Brief details of each protocol type and how to submit online can be  
> found at 'for authors'.
>
> Protocols will be presented in a 'recipe' style providing step-by- 
> step descriptions of procedures that scientists can take into the  
> lab and immediately apply to their own area of research. We will  
> also provide the tools for the research community to discuss and  
> comment on each protocol published so that further modifications  
> and improvements can be made. In this way, Nature Protocols will be  
> a dynamic, interactive resource that highlights the latest  
> technical advances and encourages the adoption of refinements  
> recommended by experts in the field.
>
>
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