October, 2018 | BioSerendipity

Prevent the Pain, Get the Shingles Vaccine

September 11, 2024October 17, 2018 by Nancy R. Gough

As someone who recently had the distinctly unpleasurable experience of shingles, I decided to research the vaccines available for this viral disease. Shingles is caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV), which also causes chicken pox (Figure 1). VZV is a type of herpes virus. Presently, in the US, most children are vaccinated against chicken pox. … Read more

Business Model Wars in Scholarly Publishing

October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 by Nancy R. Gough

Tying all of the revenue associated with and costs of publication to the researcher creates an inherent conflict of interest. The STEM publishing industry has undergone at least 2 paradigm shifts since I entered the industry. In 2000, when I started at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a not-for-profit society publisher, … Read more