Ran Blekhman

What is biology research for?

Expanded version of my PLOS Biology Perspective, with very recent developments from arXiv and bioRxiv. This field is moving fast.

blekhman.substack.com/p/what-is-biol…

arXiv submissions. Look at the last couple of months. Insane

The authors didn't do anything wrong here - they clearly disclosed their AI use

But, as a reviewer/editor, I just cannot bring myself to read AI-generated papers. I don't reject the paper, I just step down as a reviewer. I simply can't justify spending any of my time reading it

Good morning from Chicago 🍁

It's time, calling for a “Rebuild American Science Act”:

- Double the NIH & NSF budgets
- Limits on executive interference
- End forward funding
- Rebuild the research training pipeline
- Full transparency of success rates
- Permanent H-1B fee exemption for universities