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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion The Ocean Womxn program – supporting a new generation of black oceanographers
June 8, 2021 By PLOS

PLOS Biologue

PLOS Biology 5 Recommended Articles from PLOS Biology Associate Editor Luke Smith
June 17, 2021 By Audrey Snider

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Open Science Communicate your science more completely with Lab Protocols
June 10, 2021 By Lindsay Morton

Latitude

Biodiversity At the crossroads: a landmark new report on climate and biodiversity
June 24, 2021 By PLOS

Speaking of Medicine and Health

Global Health PLOS Global Public Health, charting a new path towards equity, diversity and inclusion in global health
June 14, 2021 By PLOS
Digital Health Vision for PLOS Digital Health
June 17, 2021 By PLOS

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Medicine & Health Sciences IWANN Special Collection 2019: Deep Learning Models in Healthcare and Biomedicine
September 9, 2020 By PLOS Collections
Earth & Environmental Sciences How the COVID-19 pandemic is teaching us to tackle the climate crisis
August 18, 2020 By PLOS Collections
Medicine & Health Sciences Understanding childbirth as a complex salutogenic phenomenon: the EU COST BIRTH Action Special Collection
July 29, 2020 By PLOS Collections
Medicine & Health Sciences Introducing the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau Special Collection
July 27, 2020 By PLOS Collections

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Absolutely Maybe

Bias Peering Through the Smoke at a Duel Over Covid’s Infection Fatality Rate
May 31, 2021 By Hilda Bastian

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Post Tracing the Origins of Medical Media Hype: Failing to Mention Mice
June 17, 2021 By Ricki Lewis, PhD

All Models Are Wrong

aboutme Burned out, but still burning
December 30, 2020 By Tamsin Edwards

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Academia I’m not a quitter, but I quit – leaving a postdoc position during difficult times
June 24, 2021 By Lei Shen

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Post preLights – Highlighting Preprints from and for the Biological Community
June 2, 2021 By billsullivan

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Covid-19 From Novelty to Necessity: Online Learning’s Role Around the COVID-19 Response and Recovery
June 21, 2021 By PLOS