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Biotechnology He Jiankui’s Moral Mess
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Biology PLOS Biology in the media – May
This year is flying by, and May was another bumper month at PLOS Biology. In May we’ve covered all things hair…
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Biology PLOS Biology in the media – February
PLOS Biology has something for everyone this month with a wide range of biological research hitting the press. February saw studies…
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Biology Biggest Hits – PLOS Biology in the Media in 2017
We’re taking a look back at the articles that have made a splash in the last 12 months, both in terms…
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Biology PLOS Biology in the media – November
Welcome to the first of a new series of blog posts discussing what has been hitting the press this month in…
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Announcement Announcing the 2017 PLOS Computational Biology Research Prize Winners
Earlier this year, PLOS Computational Biology launched the “PLOS Computational Biology Research Prize” program with the aim of recognizing the journal’s best Research…
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Biology PLOS Biology ICYMI: Festive Five
For many people, the recent festive period was more about spending time with family, eating too much and being generally merry…
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Biology Starch, Oil, Water and Arsenic: New Plant Translational Research
by Christina Kary PLOS launched a Collection last year, “The Promise of Plant Translational Research”. Here’s an update on how it’s…
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Biology Toward True Public Engagement in Science
As California struggles with a measles epidemic brought on by vaccine-refusing parents and surveys reveal that 80 percent of Americans support mandatory…
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Biology This week in PLOS Biology
In PLOS Biology this week, you can read about interdisciplinary community building, how yeast cells deal with stress, 3D printing and conservation…
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Biology How Do Flies Fly?
It’s time to give some thought to how a blowfly, or actually any flight-capable creature flies. We circle back to physics…
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Biology Are We Quorate Yet? Return to Bug Signalling
You’re at a cheesy disco – it’s a large room, the lights are down, the music’s loud. But no one’s dancing. Because…