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Bad Identifiers are the Potholes of the Information Superhighway: Take-Home Lessons for Researchers

Guest Contributor — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 12:15:26 +0000

By Julie McMurry, Lilly Winfree, Melissa Haendel This is a guest post by three of the authors of a recent PLOS Biology article, discussed here. All three authors are at the Department of

An Unexpected Perk of our Data Policy

Roli Roberts — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 10:47:32 +0000

What happens if you like a study, but find the way that the authors have chosen to present their data unintuitive or unhelpful (or even just not pretty enough)? Last month we published an

Understanding Images: Challenging the Wnt signaling dogma

Guest Contributor — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 15:18:10 +0000

Author: Alexandra Franz, Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Switzerland Competing Interests: Alexandra Franz is an author of the article discussed in this blog. Image Caption: The full cover image shows the animals

18th International Congress of Developmental Biology (June 18 – 22, 2017): Hongyan Wang

Guest Contributor — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 16:14:18 +0000

As part of its mission to encourage engagement within the genetics community, PLOS Genetics is supporting a number of conferences and meetings this year. In order to raise awareness about these conferences and the researchers

Modelling Atherosclerotic Plaque Formation, Tracking Neurons, and Timestamping Molecular Recorders: the PLOS Comp Biol May issue

PLOS Computational Biology — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 14:35:50 +0000

Check out our highlights from the PLOS Computational Biology May issue: An agent-based model of leukocyte transendothelial migration during atherogenesis Atherosclerosis affects millions of people worldwide and is characterized by a maladaptive build-up of

Tips on Nominating an Article for the $5,000 PLOS Genetics Research Prize 2017

Jessica Miller — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 16:09:07 +0000

Nominations are open until Friday, June 16, 2017 at 11.59 PM Eastern Time. To assist you in nominating, we’ve gathered some helpful tips in this post. We look forward to your participation – review the

Gordon Research Conference on Molecular Mechanisms in Evolution (June 11 – 16, 2017): Ivan Matic

Guest Contributor — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 14:36:43 +0000

As part of its mission to encourage engagement within the genetics community, PLOS Genetics is sponsoring a number of conferences and meetings this year. In order to raise awareness about these conferences and the researchers

Understanding Images: Human nose shape and climate adaptation

Guest Contributor — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 13:20:02 +0000

Author: Arslan A. Zaidi, Pennsylvania State University, USA Competing Interests: Arslan A. Zaidi is an author of the article discussed in this blog. Image Caption: An artistic representation of the findings from Zaidi et al.

PLOS Genetics Research Prize 2017: The story behind last year’s winning research

Jessica Miller — Fri, 26 May 2017 14:46:13 +0000

In 2016, the PLOS Genetics Research Prize was awarded to Naranjo, Smith et al., for their work on a complex trait adaptation. Hunter Fraser, the corresponding author of the winning article and Associate Professor at

Nominations open for the PLOS Genetics Research Prize 2017

Jessica Miller — Tue, 16 May 2017 15:09:10 +0000

Have you read a 2016 PLOS Genetics Research Article that stood out for you in terms of the strength of its analysis or impact on your field? Maybe you edited or reviewed a manuscript