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Mentors are a crucial part of a scientist’s career. Readers discuss the metrics and limitations of quantifying mentorship.

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GScholarLens Redefines Research Impact Metrics, Garners Mixed Reactions

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The Driving Factors Shaping the In Focus Series

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Behind the Scenes of the Publication Process

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Nobel Prize Winner Faces Investigation into Paper Integrity

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Making Science More Engaging

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Making Science More Engaging

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Q&A: Potential Partiality in Scientific Publishing

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Q&A: Unique Circumstances for Minority Scientists During COVID-19

Frontiers Removes Controversial Ivermectin Paper Pre-Publication

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Paper Recommends Women Avoid Female Mentors, Drawing Outrage

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Brain-Computer Interface Advances Help Reconnect the Mind and Body

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Flawed Studies Linked Menopausal Hormone Therapy to Breast Cancer

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Publisher Investigates an Alleged Peer Review Extortion Attempt

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Mapping Tissues with Spatial Biology

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Expanding What Super-Resolution Microscopy Can Capture

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Epic Fail: Sea-Monkeys Sabotage Fieldwork

When Barry Hicks set out to photograph thrombolites, thousands of unexpected visitors photobombed his underwater images.

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Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

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Mapping Clonal Mosaicism in Aging Tissues

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