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 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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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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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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Biology Understanding Images: Coat of Invisibility – How Trypanosoma brucei Evades RecognitionRead more
Author: Galadriel Hovel-Miner, George Washington University, Washington DC, United States. Competing Interests: Galadriel Hovel-Miner is an author of the article discussed…
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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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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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Biology PLOS Biology is Experimental BiologyRead more
The Experimental Biology conference is underway in San Diego! PLOS is well represented at the conference, with editors and staff manning booth…
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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…