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Welcome to spotLights, the interview series that shines a spotlight on cutting-edge biological research and the brilliant minds behind it. spotLights is brought to you by preLights, the preprint highlights service run by the biological community and supported by The Company of Biologists.
In episode eight, recorded at the Biologists @ 100 conference in Liverpool, UK, we talk to Dr Richard Sever and discuss the recent launch of openRxiv. Also, we talk about the importance of preprints for the biological community, in particular early-career researchers, and take a look at the future of preprints and peer review.
spotLight hosted by:
Jonathan Townson, Postdoc at University of Oslo, Norway
spotLight recorded and edited by:
Reinier Prosee, preLights Community Manager, The Company of Biologists
Welcome to spotLights, the interview series that shines a spotlight on cutting-edge biological research and the brilliant minds behind it. spotLights is brought to you by preLights, the preprint highlights service run by the biological community and supported by The Company of Biologists.
In episode eight, recorded at the Biologists @ 100 conference in Liverpool, UK, we talk to Dr Richard Sever and discuss the recent launch of openRxiv. Also, we talk about the importance of preprints for the biological community, in particular early-career researchers, and take a look at the future of preprints and peer review.
spotLight hosted by:
Jonathan Townson, Postdoc at University of Oslo, Norway
spotLight recorded and edited by:
Reinier Prosee, preLights Community Manager, The Company of Biologists










