On the Edge of Mathematics and Biology Integration: Improving Quantitative Skills in Undergraduate Biology Education

The feature describes two major efforts to integrate mathematics and biology. A call is made to biologists to consider the need to address biology undergraduate education changes and to use the resources described.

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