This post is based on the latest episode of the SciStarter podcast, Citizen Science: Stories of Science We Can Do Together! In it, host Bob Hirshon talks with researchers reaching out to citizen scientists to help track infectious disease, create a national bank of biosamples and better understand neuromuscular mobility issues.
Listen here: Citizen Science: Stories of Science We Can Do Together!
Doctors don't know what they don't know. Does a patient's suite of symptoms indicate a common disorder, despite some inconsistencies? Or might it indicate a rare disorder, or even a newly emerging disease? Is the best course of action to treat the most likely disorder, to order a battery of expensive tests to rule out the rare disorder, or even to refer the patient to a psychiatrist for evaluation of the unusual symptoms?
Unfortunately, the foundation of data upon which these decisions rest comes from a vanishingly small ...
