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An international effort is needed to overcome the paywalls, customs regulations and lack of local suppliers that hinder research in low- and middle-income countries.

There should be a prominent place for theory within biology papers, both as Results in papers that combine experiment and theory, and as Results in theory papers.

In an era in which evidence is being disregarded, scientists need to speak up in support of the pursuit for truth.

Why does the human regulatory system, which evolution tuned for small satisfactions, now constantly demand 'more'?

A method to assess the training of scientists, based on a set of 10 core competencies, is proposed.

Early-career researchers can learn about peer review by discussing preprints at journal clubs and sending feedback to the authors.

An analysis of 31,873 clinical trials shows that adequate statistical power was most often present in trials with a male first author and a female last author.

China's one-child policy has resulted in scientists with families having experiences that are very different to those elsewhere in the world.

A collaboration between several pharmaceutical companies provides a unique resource of high-quality chemical probes and associated data from the companies to the academic community.

A compendium of critical genomic numbers for viruses through the lenses of different viral classification systems.