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Why Are Successful Scientists Leaving Academia Mid-Career?

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What Does a Career in Science Policy Entail?

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Unearthing Stories from the Data Ecosystem

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Postdocs Who Publish Hit Papers Are More Likely to Stay and Succeed in Academia

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The Secrets of Securing a Senior Scientist Role in an Industry

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 5 min read

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Career Chat: Choosing a Core Career Track

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 5 min read

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Career Chat: Directing a New Science Path

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From Lab Coat to Legislation

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All Roads Lead to Genome Editing

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | | 6 min read

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A Successful Lab Launch

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From Mentee to Mentor: Teaching Undergraduates in the Lab

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | | 2 min read

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Captivated by the Great Expanse of Neurons

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | | 2 min read

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How Do Scientists Decide a Species Has Gone Extinct?

Andy Carstens | | 10 min read

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Green Lab Initiatives Take Root Around the World

Natalia Mesa, PhD | | 9 min read

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Opinion: In Publishing, Don’t Make the Perfect the Enemy of the Good

Hilal A. Lashuel | | 5 min read

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Plant Biologist Jane Silverthorne Dies at 69

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Younger Scientists Are More Innovative, Study Finds

Katherine Irving | | 5 min read

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Opinion: Science Needs Better Fraud Detection—And More Whistleblowers

Aman MajmudarandUndark | | 5 min read

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Q&A: Why eLife Is Doing Away with Rejections

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Two Allegedly Murdered Scientists Found in Apartment Fire

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Ford Foundation Sunsets Diversity Fellowships

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“Extreme Inequality” Entrenched in Academic Hiring: Study

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Mitochondrial DNA: A Maternal Legacy That Helps Trace the Past and Diagnose the Future

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Transform Omics Workflows with Scalable Cell Prep

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Accelerating Cancer Research Through Comprehensive Genomic Analysis

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