What happens if you like a study, but find the way that the authors have chosen to present their data unintuitive…
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Advocacy An Unexpected Perk of our Data Policy
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Biology Understanding Images: Human nose shape and climate adaptation
Author: Arslan A. Zaidi, Pennsylvania State University, USA Competing Interests: Arslan A. Zaidi is an author of the article discussed in this…
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Biology Understanding Images: How genetic makeup of a ‘roommate’ can influence health
Understanding Images: How genetic makeup of a ‘roommate’ can influence health Author: Amelie Baud, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute…
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Blog Q&A with Honey Bee Researcher Michelle Flenniken
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 banana
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 Conservation Research: Aiming at the Wrong Target?
Six years ago, the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted a Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, which included 20 specific goals, known as the…
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Biology Understanding Images: Watching New Species Evolve in Real Time
Author: David A. Marques, University of Bern and Eawag, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland. Competing interests: David A. Marques is an author of the article…
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Climate Conservation: Good News from Animal Selfies
In this brave new world of the Anthropocene – a whole epoch defined solely by humanity’s ability to crap in its own…
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Biology Slice of PLOS: Mesocosms and Climate Change
By 2016, most scientifically literate people have come to accept the inevitability of climate change. But what’s much less clear is how…
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Blog Rethinking Lion Conservation
When an American dentist killed a beloved African lion named Cecil last summer, the world responded with outrage. But for biologists, the…
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Biology This week in PLOS Biology
In this bumper week for PLOS Biology, you can read about bat navigation, transmission of longevity, new neurons for old brains, how…
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Biology This week in PLOS Biology
In PLOS Biology this week you can read about modelling Ebola containment measures, a conceptual framework for IPBES, and new insights into…