FGen is a synthetic biology startup from Switzerland. The company works as a contract research organization, offering strain development and protein…
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Interview Strain engineering for a better synbio future: an interview with Andreas Meyer from FGenRead more
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Innovation Why engage with preprints?Read more
This post was co-written by Dan Morgan, Director of Community Relations; Rebecca Kirk, Associate Editorial Director, Madison Crystal, Brand Communications Manager; and…
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Interview Science Behind the Scenes: Multiplexed CRISPR and sgRNA Arrays with the Howard Salis LabRead more
Over the last few years, thousands of studies have employed CRISPR/Cas systems to edit, or transcriptionally regulate, individual genetic targets. But…
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Future of Open Series Preregistration can bring science back to its rootsRead more
This blog is part of our series on the Future of Open Science. Read previous posts here. Open Access has provided us…
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Innovation Community Comments and Peer Review: A preprint commenting pilot at PLOSÂRead more
Researchers have told us that posting manuscripts as preprints before—or at the same time as—submitting them to a journal is a…
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Preprints Trends in PreprintsRead more
Ever since our partnership with bioRxiv started in May 2018, we’ve been collecting data on submissions that choose to be posted…
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Innovation Partnering to streamline reviewRead more
I’m happy to announce PLOS’ participation in a new service, Review Commons, that will provide a platform for rapid, objective, journal-independent…
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Interview A synbio startup from Prague aims to revolutionize diagnostics by biocomputingRead more
Healthcare and diagnostics is a field of extensive research within the synthetic biology community. XENO is a Czech startup that sees…
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Interview On the future of gene synthesis: an interview with Cedric Wu from GenScriptRead more
Synthetic biology relies on our ability to read and write DNA. GenScript is one of the companies active in the field…
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Open Science Opening Peer Review Options for Recognition, Credit, and AccountabilityRead more
This year’s Peer Review Week is all about Quality in Peer Review. When we talk about quality, it’s easy to focus on…
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In the News PLOS, Center for Open Science, and Flu Lab collaborate to Open Influenza ResearchRead more
The last influenza (flu) pandemic declared by the World Health Organization was as recent as 2009. And, even though this was 10…
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post Were pterosaurs the flamingos of the Jurassic?Read more
Never mind bats and birds, pterosaurs were the first real evolutionary heroes who gained the ability of powered flight. While often mistaken…