| Title |
The edges of understanding
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Biology, April 2010
|
| DOI | 10.1186/1741-7007-8-40 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Arthur D Lander |
| Abstract |
A culture's icons are a window onto its soul. Few would disagree that, in the culture of molecular biology that dominated much of the life sciences for the last third of the 20th century, the dominant icon was the double helix. In the present, post-modern, 'systems biology' era, however, it is, arguably, the hairball. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 10 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 20% |
| France | 1 | 10% |
| Chile | 1 | 10% |
| United States | 1 | 10% |
| Mexico | 1 | 10% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 3 | 30% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 50% |
| Scientists | 2 | 20% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 20% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 258 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 10 | 4% |
| Mexico | 3 | 1% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Uruguay | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 6 | 2% |
| Unknown | 213 | 83% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 73 | 28% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 70 | 27% |
| Student > Master | 29 | 11% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 22 | 9% |
| Professor | 20 | 8% |
| Other | 33 | 13% |
| Unknown | 11 | 4% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 116 | 45% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 26 | 10% |
| Computer Science | 24 | 9% |
| Engineering | 17 | 7% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 4% |
| Other | 46 | 18% |
| Unknown | 18 | 7% |