When Dr Jan Lötvall’s lab published their game-changing RNA isolation method, the University of Gothenburg researchers faced a new challenge: a high volume of queries from scientists trying to run the complex new protocol in their own labs. By creating a video with JoVE, the authors enabled others to visualize every intricate detail of the experiment. Today, their video article has almost 100,000 views and over 600 citations.
Reproducibility is the foundation of trustworthy science. Yet many researchers face difficulties replicating experiments described in traditional articles, where important details are sometimes left out.
That challenge is at the heart of both JoVE’s and the Brazilian Reproducibility Network’s (BrRN) efforts. JoVE bridges the gap between written descriptions and practical execution with peer-reviewed video articles that make methods clearer and more reproducible. BrRN addresses the same challenge within Brazil’s research community and beyond.
We are proud to introduce BrRN as a new collaborator and to share their work with the JoVE community. Let’s learn a little more about them.