Scientists stuck on the grant-seeking treadmill may find comfort in the results of a recent report from the National Science Foundation. Eighty-five…
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Advocacy Making the Case for Basic ResearchRead more
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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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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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Biology PLOS Biology is at FENS Forum 2016!Read more
The 10th FENS Forum of Neuroscience started on July 2nd, 2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark. PLOS Biology and the rest of the PLOS…
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Announcement PLOS Biology is at ASM Microbe 2016!Read more
This year’s American Society of Microbiology conference, ASM Microbe 2016, kicks off on June 16th, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. PLOS Biology…
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Genetics Scientific transitions: Mammalian meiosis expert Paula Cohen’s journey from uterus to gonadRead more
In science, as in life, chance opportunities have the potential to open up exciting new doors. Paula Cohen, a researcher at Cornell…
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Announcement “Slice of PLOS” Grows WingsRead more
We hope that you’ve been enjoying our blog post series “Slices of PLOS.” These posts were designed to feature research articles…
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Biology Conservation Research: Aiming at the Wrong Target?Read more
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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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 Understanding Images: Watching New Species Evolve in Real TimeRead more
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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Advocacy Meta-Research: Getting the Most Out of ResearchRead more
Scientific research, often portrayed as the acme of human rigorous thought, is actually an activity that’s grown rather organically over the centuries…