As part of our mission to encourage engagement within the genetics community, PLOS Genetics sponsors conferences and meetings in the fields of…
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Blog 29th Annual International Mammalian Genome Conference: Piero Carninci and Teresa GunnRead more
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PLOS Computational Biology The PLOS Comp Biol Macromolecular Structure and Dynamics CollectionRead more
Written by Ruth Nussinov and Amarda Shehu “Everything that living things do can be understood in terms of the jiggling and…
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Cancer Automatic Reasoning, Cancer Evolution, Social Rank and Ras Dynamics: the PLOS Comp Biol September IssueRead more
Here are our highlights from September’s PLOS Computational Biology: Model-Based Reasoning in Humans Becomes Automatic with Training Automaticity develops with task…
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Biology Understanding Images: How Butterflies ‘Wink’ Only Some of their Eyespots in Response to TemperatureRead more
September’s issue image depicts the work of Monteiro et al, which presents a molecular mechanism for the control of phenotypic plasticity in…
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Announcement The PLOS Genetics Tenth Anniversary CollectionRead more
As part of the PLOS Genetics Tenth Anniversary celebrations, we’re launching a special anniversary collection to highlight the best of PLOS Genetics…
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Blog Deep Reads: Andreas Vilhelmsson’s journey into the world of global public healthRead more
The fifth entry for our Deep Reads blog series is written by Andreas Vilhelmsson, a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Global…
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Biology Understanding Images: Seeing Myopia for What it Is- Potentially TreatableRead more
In a post reflecting on August’s PLOS Genetics issue image, Andrei Tkatchenko explains the science behind the image. Author: Andrei V. Tkatchenko…
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Cell biology Cell Volume, Self-Organisation, and Escher: the PLOS Comp Biol August IssueRead more
Here are our highlights from August’s PLOS Computational Biology The Role of Cell Volume in the Dynamics of Seizure, Spreading Depression, and…
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Genetics Launching the PLOS Genetics Research Prize 2015Read more
What did you do when you turned 10? Throw a party? Have a sleepover? Eat chocolate cake? We would love to do…
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Debate The Trouble with TransparencyRead more
Last week we posted an article by two journalists, Paul D. Thacker and Charles Seife, who argued that the integrity of the…
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post Understanding Images: Plants Limit CrossoversRead more
Authors: Javier Varas and Mónica Pradillo from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. Competing interests: Javier Varas and Mónica Pradillo are authors…
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Debate Post Removed by PLOS – The Fight Over Transparency: Round TwoRead more
Statement from PLOS: PLOS Blogs is, and will continue to be, a forum that allows scientists to debate controversial topics. However, given…