Humans interact with bacteria almost every minute of our lives. Of the millions of these interactions, only a handful result in disease…
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Topic Focus Opportunistic pathogens evolve mostly harmlessly in healthy humansRead more
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Aggregators PLOS ONE Goes to the Mile-High City for ASM 2013Read more
PLOS ONE is looking forward to connecting with our editors, authors, reviewers, and readers at the 113th General Meeting of the American…
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Aggregators Happy Mother’s Day from EveryONE!Read more
Having children changes your life, your priorities and, for mothers, possibly even your brain. In pregnant women, fetal cells – which are…
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Featured Image Color and Iridescence in the StinkbugRead more
“Beautiful” may not be the first word to describe the stinkbug, but Tectocoris diopthalamus sure are pretty. Pictured above are six specimens…
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Author Spotlight Balancing nutrient diets determines how ecosystems ageRead more
From rainforests to rocky glaciers, the life of an ecosystem is rooted in the balance of nutrients in its soil. Shifting levels…
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Aggregators The Rhinoceros: Saving an IconRead more
The rhino is an iconic animal. With their tough demeanor and unforgettable horn, what’s not to love? This majestic creature has been…
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Aggregators Some Like it Hot: Sick House Flies Purposely Induce a FeverRead more
Fevers are thoroughly unpleasant and usually accompanied by other troublesome physical symptoms. Even so, they are often a good sign that our…
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Aggregators World Malaria Day 2013: Invest in the Future: Defeat MalariaRead more
Since World Malaria Day was first instituted in 2007 by World Health Organization Member States, great progress has been made in malaria…
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Internet/Blogging Tracing Our Footsteps: Archaeology in the Digital AgeRead more
Human ancestors that walked the earth left few traces of their passage. Some of their footprints have lithified, or turned to stone…
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Aggregators A Perfect Match: A Multidisciplinary Conference for the Ultimate Multidisciplinary JournalRead more
Despite the ongoing situation in Boston, at this point the Experimental Biology 2013 conference is scheduled to begin this Sunday, and PLOS…
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Aggregators Announcing the PLOS Text Mining CollectionRead more
Post authored by Casey M. Bergman, Lawrence E. Hunter, Andrey Rzhetsky Text Mining is an interdisciplinary field combining techniques from linguistics, computer science…
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Aggregators Science for Marathon MondayRead more
Update: On Monday afternoon at 2:56pm, two explosions occurred near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. In light of these events…