A report has been published that studies how well the commitments to the Wellcome-coordinated COVID-19 statement and the COVID-19 Rapid Review Initiative have been kept…
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Collaboration Study finds COVID-19 research freely accessible, but research data sharing and preprinting are lowRead more
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Open for submissions (Part 2 – equitable OA models)Read more
PLOS' five new journals are now open for submissions and feature equitable and regionally appropriate ways to support OA…
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Collaboration Partnering with TCC AfricaRead more
PLOS and TCC Africa are partnering to study and co-create pathways to Open Research that work for African researchers…
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion To boldly grow: five new journals shaped by Open ScienceRead more
Announcing the launch of five new journals, all addressing global health and environmental challenges and rooted in the full values of Open Science…
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Implementing name changes for published transgender authorsRead more
At PLOS we are committed to addressing the needs of all research communities to improve diversity, equity and inclusion. One of the…
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News Preprints and the Media: A change to how PLOS handles press for papers previously posted as preprintsRead more
This post was written by Beth Baker, PLOS’ Senior Media Relations Manager. #PowerToThePreprint PLOS actively encourages the posting of preprints – please…
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News From Open Access to Open Science, PLOS Biology is Leading ChangeRead more
From its launch in 2003, PLOS Biology quickly established itself as PLOS’ flagship journal in the life sciences–a model of Open…
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News How transposons improve CRISPR efficiencyRead more
Guest post by Thomas Clements Gene editing technology is continuously evolving. CRISPR-Cas9 mutagenesis hit the world by storm in 2013 and…
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News Synthetic E. coli pushes the limits of gene synthesisRead more
The synthetic organisms hall of fame has a new member: Syn61, an E. coli with all its genome replaced by a…
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News Are biofoundries the solution to synbio democratization?Read more
A global network of biofoundries was announced last week. Could such an international effort help making synthetic biology more accessible and…
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News Microbial production of cannabinoidsRead more
Guest post by Kalliopi Baritaki Cannabinoids are psychotropic substances found in cannabis plants. Their consumption activates the endocannabinoid system, considered to…