Diverse perspectives on science and medicine
by Arthur Caplan A scientist named He Jiankui at the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China, shocked the world on November 25 when he announced — via YouTube — that he
Check out our Editors-in-Chief’s selection of papers from the [September] issue of PLOS Computational Biology. Emergent mechanics of actomyosin drive punctuated contractions and shape network morphology in the cell cortex Recent genetic and mechanical studies of embryonic
By Mark Estelle The sessile lifestyle of plants is enabled by remarkable developmental plasticity. Plant form is affected by a wide range of environmental conditions from nutrient availability to herbivory, so two plants with
by Harmit Malik Even before John Maynard Smith formalized the term, evolutionary biologists have been fascinated by major evolutionary transitions, including the transition from single-celled to multicellular organisms. Multicellularity occurs over and over
The year is flying past, and July has been another month with several of our papers making the news. This month we’re covering sleeping flies, the tree shrew’s penchant for spice, how people can
This year is flying by, and May was another bumper month at PLOS Biology. In May we’ve covered all things hair, mind-controlled avatar races, and plant pathogen biosecurity risks. Our first paper posits
April was a truly diverse month at PLOS Biology. This month we are talking about gravity-defying fungi, representation of endangered species in the media, gender gaps and information gaps in scientific research and why
March has been a bumper month at PLOS Biology with lots of research hitting the press. A selection of our top picks this month include papers on flying reptiles, electric fish, e-cigarette toxicity, obesity
What do you want to see on the front of this year’s PLOS Comp Biol t-shirt? Enter our t-shirt competition by sending us an eye-catching, innovative design that highlights a recent development in computational biology,
PLOS Biology has something for everyone this month with a wide range of biological research hitting the press. February saw studies on customising plant microbiomes, gesturing primates, sensing health, reproducing animal studies, and conserving