This year has shown us how important science communication is, and how we scientists can contribute to a better understanding of science…
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Advocacy Help us highlight your research with videos!
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Biology The PLOS Biology 12 Covers of Christmas
To celebrate 12 months of cutting-edge science we’ve decided to round up our PLOS Biology cover stars to the tune of…
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Biology International Genetic Epidemiology Society (IGES) annual meeting. (October 12-14 2019): Heather Cordell
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 Gordon Research Conference: Mechanisms of Microbial Transcription. (July 28 – Aug 2, 2019): Bryce Nickels
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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Biology Gordon Chronobiology Conference on Clocks in Model Organisms: Circadian Networks, Physiology and Health. (June 22 – 28, 2019): Charalambos Kyriacou
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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Biology Understanding Images: Chimeric sugar transporters bring Greek mythology to the brewing industry
Author: EmilyClare Baker is a postdoctoral scholar at the Institute of Ecology & Evolution, University of Oregon-Eugene. Competing Interests: EmilyClare Baker is…
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Biology 10th International Conference on Canine and Feline Genetics and Genomics 2019 (May 26 – 29, 2019): Tosso Leeb
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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Biology Understanding Images: Identifying lethal mutations to improve pig breeding
Author: Martijn Derks, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands Competing interests: Martijn Derks is an author of the article discussed in this…
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Advocacy Data Sharing: Better for Everyone, Especially You!!
Happy Open Data Day 2019! It’s that special day of the year again! Well, every day should be Open Data…
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Biology Speciation: a Few Big Genes or Many Little Ones?
by Simon Martin, Richard Merrill and Chris Jiggins NOTE: This blog post has been substantially abridged and edited by PLOS…
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Biology The XV Collection: Ethical Oversights in Ethical Oversight of Animal Research
By Jonathan Kimmelman Sometimes the life sciences work fantastically, as when insights into fundamental processes are transformed into life-saving treatments…
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Biology The XV Collection: A Spotlight on Spottiness
By Sally Lowell Let’s start with a remarkable fact. Cells can, under the right conditions, organise themselves into patterns without any…