Antibiotic resistance is often in the news, as it threatens the effectiveness of one of the foundations of modern medicine. Usually, the…
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Aggregators Resisting Antibiotics: Some Bacteria Get By With a Little Help From Their FriendsRead more
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Topic Focus Malaria, Tuberculosis Caused Death on the Ancient NileRead more
Southwest of Cairo, the Nile branches into a network of canals that feed Fayum, a fertile agricultural basin that was a…
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Conferences Moms and babies respond to childbirth with different stress hormonesRead more
A quick internet search reveals that many women rank giving birth as one of the most painful human experiences. Though pain can…
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Aggregators Pristine Fossil Reveals Unlikely PairRead more
The small but sharp-toothed Thrinaxodon probably spent much of its time dining on its Triassic cohabitants, but a study published today reports…
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Aggregators Exploring multiple facets of modern men’s healthRead more
June is Men’s Health Month! This is a time to bring awareness to preventable health issues and encourage early detection of diseases…
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Topic Focus Hairy, Sticky Leg Pads are In: How Different Spiders HuntRead more
Spiders are everywhere (Arachnophobes, stop reading now). They’re among the most successful predators on earth today and colonize nearly every terrestrial habitat…
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Topic Focus Opportunistic pathogens evolve mostly harmlessly in healthy humansRead more
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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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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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 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…
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Fun Attention All Procrastinators: There’s Research to Help!Read more
It’s the twelfth of April and the clock is ticking on your tax return. For those of you who haven’t filed, we’ve assembled a…
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Aggregators PLOS ONE goes to Washington D.C. for AACR. Come visit us!Read more
Next week PLOS ONE will join PLOS Biology at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting. This meeting will highlight the…