Open AccessWhy Do We Need To Diversify the Microbial Sciences?
Author(s) -
Alfredo G. Torres
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
msphere
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.749
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2379-5042
DOI - 10.1128/msphere.00625-21
Subject(s) - thriving , diversity (politics) , inclusion (mineral) , rest (music) , environmental ethics , set (abstract data type) , engineering ethics , sociology , social science , engineering , computer science , medicine , anthropology , philosophy , cardiology , programming language
We can learn from the diversity of microbial communities, represented by the thriving of different species. Failure to build inclusive microbial sciences only perpetuates an imbalance that is damaging to the scientific community. As microbiologists, are we ready to lead the way on diversity and inclusion initiatives and set an example for the rest of the professions and scientific fields?