Slice of PLOS: A Fungus Among Us

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Double bill on citation metrics: A new alternative to the Impact Factor plus a handy guide to citation normalization

0000-0002-8715-2896Source: Double bill on citation metrics: A new alternative to the Impact Factor plus a handy guide to citation normalization AddThis Sharing Buttons above On Monday, PLOS Biology published two articles on citation metric-based evaluation

PLOS Biology is at ASM Microbe 2016!

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PLOS Biology is Experimental Biology

EB-landing-page-imageSource: PLOS Biology is Experimental Biology AddThis Sharing Buttons above The Experimental Biology conference is underway in San Diego! PLOS is well represented at the conference, with editors and staff manning booth # 1502. If

Is the p-value pointless?

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Slice of PLOS: Bacteria’s Social Media

Source: Slice of PLOS: Bacteria’s Social Media AddThis Sharing Buttons above Perhaps when you think of bacterial communities you think of a flask full of rapidly dividing E. coli. But in non-lab conditions, bacteria grow

Suffering for Science: Balancing the Costs and Benefits of Animal Research

Think for a moment, if you will, of all the chemicals that you conscientiously and unconsciously are exposed to everyday. Banal, daily-life things like toothpaste, cosmetics, food additives, pharmaceuticals. They are composed of manufactured chemicals, synthesized and tested in a … Continue reading »

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Stressed to Death: Overcoming Drug Resistance in Malaria Parasites

In recent decades the burden of malaria has greatly decreased. This is the result of both successful public health initiatives and widespread use of antimalarial therapeutics. Artemisinins are a family of drugs that have been incredibly effective against Plasmodium falciparum … Continue reading »

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The Corrupting Power of Cancer

When we think of antioxidants, we think of good, protective things, like blueberries, red wine, and dark chocolate (God, I love antioxidants). But cancer, that nefarious creature, finds a way to corrupt even the most benign cellular functions, bending them to its … Continue reading »

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Keep Calm and Evolve On

Lauren Richardson, Associate Editor for PLOS Biology, discusses a new paper published in the journal. We generally think of evolution as a beneficial process, letting organisms adapt and excel in new and different environments. But as we all know, not … Continue reading »

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