A commonly held view is that Modern Synthesis furnished a general, unified theory of evolution, and that more recent findings about microbes show that this theory is false in important ways and must…

At PLOS Biology, we’ve always focused on publishing the highest caliber biological research. Each year, we celebrate the impact our authors have had across the biology research landscape and…

Each year, you are invited to nominate your favorite PLOS Genetics Research Article for our Research Prize, an initiative that recognizes and rewards outstanding primary research. The journal’s…

There are currently 350 million people in 98 countries at risk of developing leishmaniasis, the vector-borne parasitic disease caused by various species of trypanosomatid protozoa in the genus of…

Understanding Images is a collection of posts and articles from a PLOS Genetics blog series. The aim of the series is to showcase the research that created or inspired the journal's cover image, and…

The J. Craig Venter Institute's Global Ocean Sampling Expedition revealed an enormous amount of previously unexplored diversity in the world's oceans. In addition to the research articles, this…

Despite widespread fascination with the structure of the human face, there is still limited understanding of the molecular basis behind facial variation, from the morphological variation behind our…

To commemorate 15 years of PLOS Biology, this collection will showcase a series of twelve blog posts, one each month, featuring an article selected by one of our hard-working Editorial Board Members…

Cell biologists investigate fundamental aspects of life, from the basic building blocks of the cell to how cells grow, divide and interact with each other. In conjunction with the 2018 ASCB Meeting…

The 12th Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference (GLBIO) 2017, organized by the GLBIO Consortium, aimed to provide an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of research findings and methods in…