Science policy and communication: peer-to-peer review and social media

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The recent scientific tweetstorm over a paper in Science on the substitution of arsenic for phosphorus in bacterial DNA has stimulated an interesting article on peer commentary, social media in science communications in Nature.  A continuing shift from early conference discussions to rapid publication and wide-ranging media engagement and peer commentary. 

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