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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Tales of significance
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Biology, June 2016
|
| DOI | 10.1186/s12915-016-0275-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Graham Bell |
| Abstract |
In this experiment, the authors were interested in testing the effect of a small molecule inhibitor on the ratio of males and females in the offspring of their model Dipteran species. The authors report that in a wild-type population, ~50 % of offspring are male. They then test the effect of treating females with the chemical, which they think might affect the male:female ratio compared with the untreated group. They claim that there is a statistically significant increase in the percentage of males produced and conclude that the drug affects sex ratios. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 6 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 | 33% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 17% |
| Brazil | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 2 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 4 | 67% |
| Members of the public | 2 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 11 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 9% |
| Brazil | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 9 | 82% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 6 | 55% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 9% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 1 | 9% |
| Other | 1 | 9% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 73% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 9% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 9% |
| Neuroscience | 1 | 9% |