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  1. Open Chemistry: What if we just give everything away?

    Luke D Lavis
    A group leader decided that his lab would share the fluorescent dyes they create, for free and without authorship requirements. Nearly 12,000 aliquots later, he reveals what has happened since.
  2. Research Culture: Creating SPACE to evolve academic assessment

    Ruth Schmidt, Stephen Curry, Anna Hatch
    The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) has developed a new tool called SPACE to support universities and institutions working to improve the assessment of research.
    1. Cell Biology

    Science Forum: Vision, challenges and opportunities for a Plant Cell Atlas

    Plant Cell Atlas Consortium, Suryatapa Ghosh Jha ... Seung Y Rhee
    A Plant Cell Atlas that shows the location and organization of molecules at cellular and tissue levels could have far-reaching consequences for plant sciences.
  3. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Alternative strategies for closing the award gap between white and minority ethnic students

    Louise Cramer
    An analysis of the grades awarded to cell biology students at University College London suggests that exams may contribute more to the award gap than coursework in this subject.
  4. Science Forum: A community-led initiative for training in reproducible research

    Susann Auer, Nele A Haeltermann ... Reproducibility for Everyone Team
    The Reproducibility for Everyone initiative aims to provide researchers at all career stages and across many disciplines with training in reproducible research practices via customizable workshop material.
  5. Illustration by Carys Boughton

    Culture Shift: A catalyst for change

    Chrissy Stachl
    Disillusioned with conducting chemistry experiments in a basement, a new graduate student decides instead to dedicate her PhD to improving the culture of her research environment.
    1. Cancer Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    Science Forum: Nanoscape, a data-driven 3D real-time interactive virtual cell environment

    Shereen R Kadir, Andrew Lilja ... John McGhee
    Computer visualization techniques developed for video games can be repurposed to enable viewers to explore cells and their environment in three dimensions.
    1. Ecology
    2. Neuroscience
    Silhouette of a zebra finch on a blue background.

    The Natural History of Model Organisms: Neurogenomic insights into the behavioral and vocal development of the zebra finch

    Mark E Hauber, Matthew IM Louder, Simon C Griffith
    The genetic and behavioral diversity of the zebra finch, both in the wild and in captivity, make it well-suited for neuroethological studies of vocal learning, culture, and social bonding.
    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Science Forum: The critical importance of vouchers in genomics

    Janet C Buckner, Robert C Sanders ... Prosanta Chakrabarty
    Geneticists should include links to and information about permanently preserved voucher specimens on genome databases and publications.
    1. Medicine

    Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Introducing the MAVEN Leadership Training Initiative to diversify the scientific workforce

    Y Claire Wang, Elizabeth Brondolo ... The MAVEN Leadership Team
    The MAVEN Initiative has been designed to encourage mid-career women scientists, particularly women of color, to move into leadership positions in science.