In 2009, we launched PLOS Currents as an experimental platform for rapid communication of non-standard publications. A few communities embraced the experiment…
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Publishing PLOS UpdateRead more
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Ecology The Rollercoaster of Exploding PollenRead more
When I think about reading peer-reviewed natural history papers — including contemporary articles in a ‘Natural History Miscellany Note’ or ‘The Scientific…
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In the News Aperta Source Code is Now AvailableRead more
We’re happy to announce that the source code for the Aperta submission system can now be found on GitHub. Aperta has been developed…
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Interview Synthetic Biology from an editor’s perspective: Interview with Ross CloneyRead more
If you submit you synthetic biology paper to Nature Communications, Ross Cloney is the person that will handle your case. After…
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PLOS ONE PLOS ONE and Children’s Tumor Foundation partnership announce second cycle of DDIRR AwardsRead more
The Children’s Tumor Foundation (CTF), the largest non-governmental funder of neurofibromatosis (NF) research, and PLOS ONE, a leading peer-reviewed scientific journal, are…
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post I am known by many names, but it’s all SCRAMBLEdRead more
Guest post by Thomas Clements SCRAMBLE is a new form of directed evolution pioneered in Sc 2.0, an entirely synthetic…
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From the community A new standard for synthetic biology: Minimum Information Standard for Engineered Organism Experiments (MIEO)Read more
Guest post by Ariel Hecht and Marc Salit from the Joint Initiative for Metrology in Biology. Synthetic biology will realize its potential…
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biosecurity Biosecurity: Do synthetic biologists need a licence to operate?Read more
A recent article in New York Times about DIY biology and biohacking sparked a vigorous discussion about biosecurity and regulation of…
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Climate Change Coming Down the Mountain: How Changes in the Water Cycle are Affecting Mountain EcosystemsRead more
As plants take in sunlight and carbon dioxide to grow, they also respire or “breathe” out part of that carbon dioxide back…
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Biodiversity Mark Twain and The Big Stump: Can We Save Nature From Ourselves?Read more
As you enter Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park from highway 180 there is a small little parking lot to the side…
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Innovation One Small Step for Preprints, One Giant Step Forward for Open Scientific CommunicationsRead more
Thanks to our recent partnership with bioRxiv, PLOS authors will have the choice of posting their submitted manuscript on the bioRxiv preprint…
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Innovation Reproducibility and Recognition: One year laterRead more
This blog is authored by PLOS staff with contributions by Lenny Teytelman, protocols.io CEO. For many scientists, there is a common frustration…