by Arthur Caplan A scientist named He Jiankui at the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China, shocked…

This year is flying by, and May was another bumper month at PLOS Biology. In May we’ve covered all things hair…

PLOS Biology has something for everyone this month with a wide range of biological research hitting the press. February saw studies…

We’re taking a look back at the articles that have made a splash in the last 12 months, both in terms…

Welcome to the first of a new series of blog posts discussing what has been hitting the press this month in…

Earlier this year, PLOS Computational Biology launched the “PLOS Computational Biology Research Prize” program with the aim of recognizing the journal’s best Research…

For many people, the recent festive period was more about spending time with family, eating too much and being generally merry…

by Christina Kary PLOS launched a Collection last year, “The Promise of Plant Translational Research”. Here’s an update on how it’s…

As California struggles with a measles epidemic brought on by vaccine-refusing parents and surveys reveal that 80 percent of Americans support mandatory…

In PLOS Biology this week, you can read about interdisciplinary community building, how yeast cells deal with stress, 3D printing and conservation…

It’s time to give some thought to how a blowfly, or actually any flight-capable creature flies. We circle back to physics…

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…