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Academic research is a cornerstone of science, but from publishing to collaborations, it is continuously evolving. Find out what these changes mean for researchers.

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‘Publish or Perish’ Selection Pressures Shape Science Publishing

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Transparent Peer Review: A New Era for Scientific Publishing

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Behind the Scenes of the Publication Process

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Q&A: Why eLife Is Doing Away with Rejections

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How to Fix Science's Code Problem

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Q&A: A Randomized Approach to Awarding Grants

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Study Finds Reproducibility Issues in High-Impact Cancer Papers

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Brave New Publishing World

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Opinion: The Problem with Preprints

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How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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Postdoc Portrait: Rohita Roy

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From Data to Discovery: Omics in Therapeutic Innovation

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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