The Signaling Pathways Project is a multi-omics knowledgebase based upon public, manually curated transcriptomic and cistromic (ChIP-Seq) datasets involving genetic and small molecule manipulations of…
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Biology & Life Sciences Epigenetics 2010View Collection
Epigenetics is the study of inherited changes in phenotype or gene expression caused by mechanisms other than changes in the underlying DNA sequence. This collection brings together twenty research…
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Biology & Life Sciences Malaria: Targets and Drugs for All StagesView Collection
Drug research in malaria often focuses on blood stage parasites because they are responsible for the symptoms of the disease and are easier to manipulate in the laboratory.This collection describes…
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Biology & Life Sciences The Human Microbiome ProjectView Collection
The healthy adult body hosts ten times as many microbial cells as human cells.The metagenome carried collectively by these microbial communities dwarfs the human genome in size, and their influences…
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Biology & Life Sciences Genomics of Emerging Infectious DiseasesView Collection
This collection of essays, perspectives, and reviews from six PLOS journals provides insights into how genomics can revolutionize our understanding of emerging infectious disease. Produced with…
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Computer & Information Sciences BiocuratorsView Collection
The number and scope of scientific databases has soared in recent years, creating a new profession, the biocurator. These "museum catalogers of the Internet age" face a continuous struggle…
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Computer & Information Sciences Editors’ OutlookView Collection
The PLOS Computational Biology Editors' Outlook collection provides diverse mini reviews from members of the Editorial Board on their research areas, and includes discussions of new and future…
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Computer & Information Sciences Bioinformatics: Starting EarlyView Collection
Bioinformatics is being introduced into the school curriculum earlier and earlier as the field matures. PLOS Computational Biology's Education section introduces a new collection, Bioinformatics…
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Biology & Life Sciences Genetically Modified InsectView Collection
The January 2012 issue of PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases presented an Editorial, a Viewpoint, and two accompanying Expert Commentaries that focussed on the application of genetically modified (GM…
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channel Antimicrobial ResistanceRead more
Antimicrobial Resistance is a serious threat to global public health that requires action across all sectors and society. Despite the international attention…
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Biology & Life Sciences Editor’s Picks: Experimental BiologyView Collection
The Experimental Biology Conference, hosted jointly by five scientific societies, brings together investigators from diverse biomedical disciplines. This conference provides an exciting opportunity to…