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Focus Collections
The Plant Cell regularly publishes Focus Collection on timely topics in plant biology.
In Brief article highlights
Commentaries highlighting selected Plant Cell research articles, written by Assistant Features Editors and Science Editors
Teaching Tools in Plant Biology
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Voices for equity, diversity, and inclusion in STEM
Letters to the Editor on eradicating racism and making science inclusive and accessible to Black and other untapped members of the STEM community
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Discover upcoming webinars from The Plant Cell, which regularly feature experts in plant science, and editors and authors from the journal, and find recordings of past webinars.
High-Impact Research Collection
Explore the most cited, most read, and most discussed articles published in The Plant Cell in recent years and discover what has caught the interest of your peers.
The Plant Cell editor profiles
Biographical sketches of editorial board members.
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