By Mark Estelle The sessile lifestyle of plants is enabled by remarkable developmental plasticity. Plant form is affected by a wide…
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Biology The XV Collection: Auxin Transport — more a River Delta than a StreamRead more
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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 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…
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Biology PLOS Biology in the media – FebruaryRead more
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 PLOS Biology in the media – JanuaryRead more
Welcome to the first PLOS Biology media blog of 2018! We’re starting the year with a bang, with research on marine…
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Announcement Chromatin goes green in Wien: Highlights from the 5th European Workshop on Plant Chromatin (Vienna, Austria, June 1-2, 2017)Read more
Authors: Sean A. Montgomery, Jasmin Bassler, Mattia Doná, Ruben Gutzat (all at Gregor Mendel Institute), Iva Mozgova (Centre Algatech) As part of…
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Biology Slice of PLOS: A Fungus Among UsRead more
Fungi are essential elements of all ecosystems and provide many important services, most notably decomposition. While the classic role of fungi is…
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Epigenetics PLOS Genetics editor – Ortrun Mittelsten ScheidRead more
Since its definition in the mid-20th century, epigenetics – the study of stable heritable yet reversible changes in gene expression or phenotype…
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Biology Slice of PLOS: 57 Varieties of TomatoRead more
This beautiful berry, domesticated in the Americas more than 2500 years ago, and introduced to the Old World in the 16th…
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Biology PLOS Biology ICYMI: Festive FiveRead more
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 Understanding Images: Host Gender and the Response to Fungal InfectionRead more
Authors: Niklaus Zemp is a Post Doctoral Researcher and Alex Widmer is a Professor, both based at the Institute of Integrative Biology…
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Blog Deep Reads: John Bryant reflects on a book that inspired his researchRead more
The fourth of our Deep Reads blog posts is written by John Bryant, a Professor Emeritus of Cell and Molecular Biology at…