In this ‘behind the paper’ post, Olga Ponomarova discusses how testing many diverse hypothesis brought them to find the relationship between apparently…
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Behind the paper Behind the paper: The relationship between an oncometabolite and propionate degradation in nematodesRead more
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Careers Navigating my scientific journey: the guiding light of a PLOS Biology paperRead more
As we celebrate our 20th anniversary, Lisa Maier shares the story of how one PLOS Biology paper set the course for her…
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Adipogenesis Behind the paper: Courage is the best magicRead more
In this ‘behind the paper’ post, Yuting Lei discusses how he overcome several technical difficulties in his search for the adult fat…
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Behind the paper Behind the paper: Making sense of language under a grander contextRead more
In this ‘behind the paper’ post, Yaqing Su discusses how the lockdown and the pandemic redirected her thoughts in developing a model…
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Behind the paper Behind the paper: Tumors produce factors that promote extramedullary hematopoiesisRead more
In this ‘behind the paper’ post, Derek Barisas discusses how analyzing some old data shaped a hypothesis and led them to find…
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Behind the paper Behind the paper: Modifying bacteria metabolism to increase susceptibility to antibioticsRead more
In this ‘behind the paper’ post, Hansol Im explains how the drive to test a hypothesis, collaboration and team work led them…
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Behind the paper Behind the paper: A bacteria strain that kills males and its co-evolution with its hostRead more
In this ‘behind the paper’ post, Ary Hoffmann explains how they found a Wolbachia strain that caused all-female offspring in infected flies…
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Behind the paper Behind the paper: human collaboration to study virus interactionsRead more
In this ‘behind the paper’ post, Anna Sims discusses her experience working in a virology lab during the height of the COVID-19…
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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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PLOS Biology Should scientific papers inform or persuade?Read more
Communicating our research is vital, but what should we aim for when we do it? Alexandra Freeman looks at the thorny problem…
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PLOS Biology A case for papercastsRead more
When considering the challenges facing scientific publishing, Acer VanWallendael suggests that journals should produce audio versions of the papers they publish. Like…
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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…