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How to prepare a manuscript for BioScience Manuscripts submitted must follow the format specified here. THE BIOSCIENCE STAFF BioScience is A Forum for Integrating the Life Sciences. The editors of BioScience welcome original manuscripts written for a broad audience of professional biologists, biology teachers, advanced students, and policymakers. We give priority to articles that explain connections between disciplines or synthesize conclu-sions of general interest to biologists. Overview articles summarize recent advances in important areas of biological research. Roundtable articles bring together the views of authors from different disciplines on issues important to biolo-gists. The Education department contains articles on the teach-ing of biology to students and to the general public. Professional Biologist discusses issues in the practice of biological professions. Thinking of Biology consists of essays on the philosophy of biol-ogy, and Biology in History articles address the history of biological thought. Biologist’s Toolbox articles discuss technology’s contribu-tion to the practice of biology. Forum essays address topical issues. Articles in the preceding categories, whether invited or inde-pendently submitted, undergo peer review of their content and writing style; they should provide new data or build on published findings. BioScience also publishes some nontechnical material that is generally not subject to peer review. In this category are letters pertaining to previously published material; Features, which are stories of general interest to scientists; Editorials, which are short opinion pieces; Viewpoints, which are longer opinion pieces; book reviews and special book articles; Eye on Education; Washing-ton Watch; BioBriefs; and occasional Special Reports. Counter-points are invited responses to other articles. Send inquiries t