Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
The future of individualized medicine may depend on an army of one million volunteers. And scientists want you to get involved. Researchers with the National Institutes of Health are recruiting citizen scientists to enlist in a study of unprecedented scope and depth. The program, called All of Us, promises to take personal data from a … Read more “How One Million Volunteers Could One Day Revolutionize Medicine”
Categories: Health
All for Science, Science for All Guest post by Lauren Ramilo @dimisitque Biotechnology has advanced rapidly in the past decade. New discoveries and technological advances have made it easier to manipulate living organisms to make new antibiotics or improve agricultural production. The equipment and materials needed for rigorous biological engineering are more affordable than ever, … Read more “Citizen Science and Biotechnology Breaking New Ground: Twitter Chat on November 12”
Categories: Biology, Citizen Science, CitSci Research, Do-It-Yourself, Health, Science Practices
In this YouTube video, three scientists join the Associate Editor of Discover Magazine and the Managing Editor of SciStarter to provide step-by-step instructions to help you join their research projects from home. Good for all ages. You can also find this video and the three featured projects at SciStarter.org/COVID-19 .
Categories: Health, In the News
Explore one of the least scientifically studied places on the planet: your home! Our editors picked these five projects to help you and scientists learn more about indoor air quality, microbes, tap water pipes, and living things lurking in your home! Find more projects you can do at home here. Cheers, The SciStarter Team
Categories: Citizen Science, Featured Projects, Health, Newsletter
2018 was a great year for Citizen Science! More than 3,000 projects and events are now registered on SciStarter. There’s something for everyone, everywhere. In this edition of the newsletter, we are honoring the Top 18 Projects of 2018: projects that our collective community shared, participated in, and loved. Cheers! The SciStarter Team GLOBE Observer: … Read more “Top 18 Projects of 2018”
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Biology, Birds, Citizen Science, Climate & Weather, Ecology & Environment, Featured Projects, Health, Insects, Nature & Outdoors, Newsletter
Happy New Year! We resolve to make it easier than ever for you to discover and engage in research that needs you. Here are simple ways to integrate citizen science into your own resolutions. Cheers! The SciStarter Team
Categories: Do-It-Yourself, Ecology & Environment, Featured Projects, Health, Nature & Outdoors, Newsletter
Dig into this serving of Thanksgiving projects with friends and family. This Thanksgiving, we are thankful for you, our outstanding community of citizen scientists and researchers. Thank you for your efforts, big and small. Happy Thanksgiving. Now, feast on these projects! Cheers! The SciStarter Team
Categories: Birds, Citizen Science, Featured Projects, Geology & Earth Sciences, Health, Insects, Nature & Outdoors
It’s time to focus on what keeps you healthy! We’ve curated a list of citizen science projects working to promote health and wellness around the world. Whether you’re looking at the microbes inside of your gut or tracking your latest run, we’ve got you covered! Cheers! The SciStarter Team
Categories: Computers & Technology, Do-It-Yourself, Featured Projects, Health, Newsletter
Fight the flu, monitor mouth microbes, and prepare for Citizen Science Day!
Categories: Biology, Citizen Science, Featured Projects, Health
Researchers face a number of challenges when conducting a clinical study.1 Investigators spend considerable time and money recruiting and screening viable participants. If recruitment takes too long, important studies can get scrapped before they are even started. Once a study is underway, participants must sacrifice their own time to make clinic visits, which, for long-term studies, … Read more “Accelerating clinical research through mobile technology”
Categories: Citizen Science, Health
