February is American Heart Month, a great time to take a closer look at cardiovascular disease (CVD). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 17.5 million people die each year from CVD, a figure representingCategory Archives: PLoS Genetics
Of Mice and Men: Uncovering Cardiovascular Disease Genetics
February is American Heart Month, a great time to take a closer look at cardiovascular disease (CVD). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 17.5 million people die each year from CVD, a figure representingSlice of PLOS: The Beauty of Butterflies
AddThis Sharing Buttons above Still life with peaches and grapes (detail) by Abraham van Calraet c.1680 (via Wikimedia Commons) Butterflies’ special place in human culture stems from the fact that they have used their wingsFour retractions follow Swedish government findings of negligence, dishonesty
A Swedish ethical review board has censured two biologists and their employer, Uppsala University, for events related to “extensive image manipulations” in five papers published between 2010 and 2014. The case has led to criticism from an outside expert — who brought the allegations to Uppsala — over the current system in Sweden for handling […]
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PLOS Genetics Research Prize 2015: Winner Announced
The PLOS Genetics Editors-in-Chief and Senior Editors would like to congratulate: João Barroso-Batista, Ana Sousa, Marta Lourenço, Marie-Louise Bergman, Daniel Sobral, Jocelyne Demengeot, Karina B. Xavier and Isabel Gordo, authors of the article chosen asPosted by in announcement, featured, genetics, PLoS Genetics, Research
Understanding Images: Host Gender and the Response to Fungal Infection
Authors: Niklaus Zemp is a Post Doctoral Researcher and Alex Widmer is a Professor, both based at the Institute of Integrative Biology (IBZ), ETH Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland. Competing interests: Niklaus Zemp and Alex Widmer arePosted by in Biology, Blog, featured, genetics, Image, Microbiology, molecular biology, plant biology, PLoS Genetics, Research, Understanding images
The PLOS Genetics Tenth Anniversary Collection
The PLOS Genetics Tenth Anniversary Collection Claudin 1, E-cadherin and keratin 14 in the tail skin of a mouse (October 2014). Image credit: Tia DiTommaso As part of the PLOS Genetics Tenth Anniversary celebrations, we’re
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The PLOS Genetics Tenth Anniversary Collection
As part of the PLOS Genetics Tenth Anniversary celebrations, we’re launching a special anniversary collection to highlight the best of PLOS Genetics research articles over the last ten years. In this collection, you’ll find our PLOS Genetics ‘Top Ten’– the … Continue reading
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PLOS Genetics updates flagged paper with expression of concern
PLOS Genetics has upgraded a notice on a paper to an expression of concern, raising the count for author chemist Ariel Fernandez to one retracted paper, and three expressions of concern. The journal published “Protein Under-Wrapping Causes Dosage Sensitivity and Decreases Gene Duplicability” in 2008. In 2013, Fernandez corrected it, claiming that the work was not actually funded […]
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Deep Reads: Andreas Vilhelmsson’s journey into the world of global public health
The fifth entry for our Deep Reads blog series is written by Andreas Vilhelmsson, a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Global Political Studies at Malmö University, Sweden. His research focuses mostly on patient reporting of adverse drug reactions and … Continue reading
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2014-2015 PLOS Progress Update Available
Each year PLOS releases a Progress Update, an annual overview of innovations, activities and journal highlights that provide insight into how the organization is moving scientific communication and discovery forward. This year topics include: • Transparent and Continual Assessment Advances … Continue reading
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