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A supplement contextualizes key advances in light microscopy over 400 years, while the Tara expedition sets sail to explore oceanic ecosystems at the microscopic level.
The cell biology literature contains manipulated data that distort findings, usually in an attempt to 'beautify' and, rarely, to commit fraud. A new National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report considers data integrity, as well as accessibility and archiving. However, the scientific record can also be distorted through miscitation.
Women remain underrepresented in senior academic positions, despite similar numbers of male and female graduates. The imbalance is best addressed by focusing on the reasons for divergent career choices.