key: cord-0015363-tesjukuh
authors: Pines, Jon
title: Rising to the challenge
date: 2021-01-20
journal: Open Biol
DOI: 10.1098/rsob.200412
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doc_id: 15363
cord_uid: tesjukuh

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Cancer Institute), Natalie Strynadka (University of British Columbia) and Faith Osier (Heidelberg University) (https://royalsociety.org/blog/2020/03/open-biology-welcomes-new-editors-to-the-board/).

It is thanks to Anne and Iain that we have introduced a new section to Open Biology papers-'Opening Up'where authors can put their results in wider context; our hope is that this will foster increased discussion and debate and make Open Biology a forum for the robust exchange of ideas [2] . Complementing this are the 'Open Questions' articles introduced by Martha Cyert (Stanford University) [3] , where researchers can outline key unanswered questions or identify neglected but important areas of study; and Special Features to provide in-depth analysis of particular areas, the first of which will be on the dynamics of protein fatty acylation (Guest Edited by Marilyn Resh, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center). We aim to go further still in 2021 by piloting moderated online debates to examine major issues, and by introducing tools to enable readers to comment upon articles online.

Thus, despite the trials of 2020, I believe that Open Biology is in a strong position-not just to meet the challenges of the next 10 years but to lead the scientific exchange of ideas that will be crucial to overcome them.

Open biology editorial: what do you really think? Open Biol

Introducing 'Open Questions' article type