In this ‘behind the paper’ post, Chris Brimacombe discusses why it is so difficult to study the structure of species interaction networks…
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Behind the paper Behind the paper: why we cannot tell different types of species interaction networks apartRead more
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Biology Ape Research Index (ARI): Quantifying the effect of previous experience in research tasks on cognitive skills in captive chimpanzeesRead more
Finalists from the 2022 Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research discuss The Ape Research Index. Note: PLOS is delighted to…
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Behind the paper Behind the paper: identifying brain areas that control non-vocal communicationRead more
In this ‘behind the paper’ post, Eric Schuppe discusses how seeing a woodpecker drumming up close and a new collaboration changed the…
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Behind the paper Behind the paper: hunting for herpesvirus — the search for a transmissible vaccine vectorRead more
In this ‘behind the paper’ post, Megan Griffiths discusses the challenges of studying herpesvirus transmission by vampire bats in South and Central…
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Biology Speciation: a Few Big Genes or Many Little Ones?Read more
by Simon Martin, Richard Merrill and Chris Jiggins NOTE: This blog post has been substantially abridged and edited by PLOS…
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Biology The XV Collection: Living l’AVIDA loca — origins of multicellularityRead more
by Harmit Malik Even before John Maynard Smith formalized the term, evolutionary biologists have been fascinated by major evolutionary transitions…
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Biology PLOS Biology in the media – JulyRead more
The year is flying past, and July has been another month with several of our papers making the news. This month…
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Biology PLOS Biology in the media – JuneRead more
June has been a busy month at PLOS Biology and this month we’ve covered a whole spectrum of Biology from…
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Cell biology Deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease, modelling chromatin dynamics, ant obstacle coursesRead more
Check out our Editors-in-Chief’s selection of papers from the May issue of PLOS Computational Biology. Quantitative theory of deep brain stimulation of…
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Biology PLOS Biology in the media – MayRead more
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 The XV Collection: Effective Conservation Requires Science-Based DecisionsRead more
by Georgina Mace The efforts made by conservationists to preserve vulnerable species and sustain critical ecosystem services face increasing challenges. Funding…
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Biology PLOS Biology in the media – AprilRead more
April was a truly diverse month at PLOS Biology. This month we are talking about gravity-defying fungi, representation of endangered species…