Diverse perspectives on science and medicine
Authors: Stepfanie M. Aguillon and Nancy Chen. Competing Interests: Stepfanie M. Aguillon and Nancy Chen are authors of the article discussed in this blog. Image Caption: This image shows an adult Florida Scrub-Jay from the
Check out our highlights from the PLOS Computational Biology August issue: A systems approach reveals distinct metabolic strategies among the NCI-60 cancer cell lines Altered metabolism is characteristic of many human diseases, including cancer,
0000-0002-2557-6204What if, just for one day, we all took some time to focus and think about Open Data? March 4th, 2017 is a day to do just that—to promote awareness and use of Open Data.
Check out our highlights from the last PLOS Computational Biology issue of 2016: Spatiotemporal Analysis of the 2014 West African Ebola Epidemic Infectious disease modelling has become an established tool to inform decisions
0000-0002-2557-6204 It’s not every day I get to write something that is just fun. In celebration of OpenCon, and to recognise all of the fantastic articles that we’ve published at PLOS with a focus
0000-0002-8715-2896In a much-discussed PLOS Biology meta-research article published on Friday (11/4/16), Differences in Collaboration Patterns across Discipline, Career Stage, and Gender, researchers from Northwestern University analyzed collaboration patterns of nearly 4,000 US faculty (who’ve collectively written 420,000 papers) to determine
PLOS Computational Biology is delighted to announce that Jason Papin will join Ruth Nussinov as co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal as it enters its second decade of publishing. This appointment follows the successful model of other PLOS
In science, as in life, chance opportunities have the potential to open up exciting new doors. Paula Cohen, a researcher at Cornell University, USA, and member of the PLOS Genetics Editorial Board, took advantage of
With the launch of the PLOS Genetics Research Prize 2016, I talked to João Barroso-Batista, one of the first authors of last year’s winning article. João is a PhD student and a member of the
0000-0002-6177-577XAuthor: David A. Marques, University of Bern and Eawag, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland. Competing interests: David A. Marques is an author of the article discussed in this blog. More than 150 years have passed since Darwin