Emerging viruses have the potential to impose substantial mortality, morbidity and economic
burdens on human populations. Tracking the spread of infectious diseases to assist in their …

The 2013–2016 epidemic of Ebola virus disease in West Africa was of unprecedented
magnitude and changed our perspective on this lethal but sporadically emerging virus. This …

As machine learning and data science applications grow ever more prevalent, there is an
increased focus on data sharing and open data initiatives, particularly in the context of the …

Colonial science, also known as parachute or parasitic science, is an extractive practice
whereby researchers—typically from highly resourced countries—do research and extract …

Global soil science research collaboration is essential to understand soil and its role in
global ecosystem functioning. In particular, collaboration between developed and less …

Precision medicine is being enabled in high-income countries by the growing availability of
health data, increasing knowledge of the genetic determinants of disease and variation in …

During 2018, an unusual increase in Lassa fever cases occurred in Nigeria, raising concern
among national and international public health agencies. We analyzed 220 Lassa virus …

How many parasites are there on Earth? Here, we use helminth parasites to highlight how
little is known about parasite diversity, and how insufficient our current approach will be to …

The lack of representation of diverse ancestral backgrounds in genomic research is well-
known, and the resultant scientific and ethical limitations are becoming increasingly …

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caught the attention of the global community and
rekindled the debate about our ability to prevent and manage outbreaks, epidemics, and …