The second of our Deep Reads blog series follows the PLOS Genetics Deep Reads article, “Strands in the History of Molecular Genetics&rdquo…
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Blog Deep Ancestry: A source of inspiration by Michael Harris
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Biology The Corrupting Power of Cancer
When we think of antioxidants, we think of good, protective things, like blueberries, red wine, and dark chocolate (God, I love antioxidants). But cancer…
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Blog Understanding images: Keeping up in the wonderland of human evolution
This continues our series of blog posts from PLOS Genetics about our monthly issue images. Author Laurent Duret talks about November’s image from…
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Bioinformatics Monitoring progress in translational bioinformatics
It is with great enthusiasm that the PLOS Computational Biology Education Editors present this invited blog post from Russ Altman, in what we…
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Biology Keep Calm and Evolve On
Lauren Richardson, Associate Editor for PLOS Biology, discusses a new paper published in the journal. We generally think of evolution as a…
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Biology CHARMMing molecular simulations, midge swarms, and swimming C. elegans: the PLOS Computational Biology July 2014 Issue
This month’s issue saw the publication of three Education articles: Web Based Computational Education with CHARMMing. In Part I: Lessons and Tutorial, Miller…
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Biology FASEB Summer Research Conference on Dynamic DNA Structures in Biology: Sergei Mirkin
As part of its mission to encourage engagement within the genetics community, PLOS Genetics is sponsoring a number of conferences and meetings this year…
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Biology Why Do Scientists Ignore Female Genitalia?
Humans have an odd attitude to genitalia. Indeed, more than 90% of you are reading this blog post merely because I put…
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Biology Deep Reads: Christine Weber reflects on lab life and becoming a scientist
The first in our series following on from the PLOS Genetics Deep Reads article “Recommendations from Jane Gitschier’s Bookshelf” comes from Christine…
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Announcement Call for blogs!
Is there a book that motivated you to become a scientist, or to research a certain aspect of genetics? Or perhaps your…
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Announcement Holiday reading with PLOS Genetics
Do you have a reading list this holiday season? Unsure what to buy for your lab’s Secret Santa this year? Here at…
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Biology The Birth of the Ecosystem within Us
When Chana Palmer started collecting baby poop from new mothers in 2006, few outside the halls of academia had heard anything about…