With scientific research becoming more interdisciplinary, it is important to consider changing the way we teach undergraduates about science.
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I thank G. Hartzog for stimulating discussions and Y. Mandel-Gutfreund and S. Srinivasan for their expert mentorship of undergraduate researchers.
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Ares, M. Interdisciplinary research and the undergraduate biology student. Nat Struct Mol Biol 11, 1170–1172 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb1204-1170
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