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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Biology Slice of PLOS: A Fungus Among UsRead more
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Announcement PLOS Genetics Research Prize 2016: Winner AnnouncedRead more
The PLOS Genetics Editors-in-Chief and Senior Editors would like to congratulate: Santiago Naranjo, Justin D. Smith, Carlo G. Artieri, Mian Zhang, Yiqi…
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Community Shaping Neural Circuits, Human Brain Region Development, and Predicting the Future: the PLOS Comp Biol August IssueRead more
Check out our highlights from the PLOS Computational Biology August issue: Shaping Neural Circuits by High Order Synaptic Interactions Plasticity…
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Advocacy Double bill on citation metrics: A new alternative to the Impact Factor plus a handy guide to citation normalizationRead more
On Monday, PLOS Biology published two articles on citation metric-based evaluation of published research. In the first, a Meta-Research Article (a…
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Announcement PLOS Computational Biology Symposium 2016Read more
We are pleased to invite you to attend a PLOS Computational Biology Symposium at the National Institutes of Health. The details of…
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Blog Q&A with Honey Bee Researcher Michelle FlennikenRead more
On the eve of National Honey Bee Day, PLOS’s Jose Mendez interviews researcher Dr. Michelle Flenniken, Ph.D of Montana State University to…
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Environment One super-susceptible clone, a versatile fungus and failing fungicides – black Sigatoka and bananaRead more
Why do we accept just one banana variety in Western supermarkets? It’s unsustainable and threatens livelihoods and food security. By Gert HJ…
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Biology Gut Bacteria – The MovieRead more
The growing interest in the trillions of bacteria that live inside our guts is underlined by the >10,000 people who read…
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Announcement Why Your Research Matters!Read more
The landscape of science is always shifting and in the last ten years we’ve seen a significant change brought by revolutionary discoveries…
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Announcement 2nd Gordon Research Conference on Centromere Biology (24-29 July 2016): Beth SullivanRead more
As part of its mission to encourage engagement within the genetics community, PLOS Genetics is sponsoring a number of conferences and meetings…
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Bioinformatics A Focus on Allostery, Programming for Bioscientists, Ten Simple Rules for Effective Stats Practice: the PLOS Comp Biol June IssueRead more
Check out our highlights from the PLOS Computational Biology June 2016 Issue: Allostery Focus Feature This Focus Feature, led by Jin…
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post Jason Papin appointed as co-EiCRead more
PLOS Computational Biology is delighted to announce that Jason Papin will join Ruth Nussinov as co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal as it enters…