The burden of HIV is heavily disproportionate in sex workers, where the high rates of partner change and their vulnerability increase the likelihood of sexual transmitted infections. This collection…

The PLOS Medicine series on Big Food aims to examine and stimulate debate about the activities and influence of the food industry in global health. We define “Big Food” as the…

In Fall 2009 PLOS Medicine published a three part series examining the emergence of eHealth—the use of electronic tools in delivering health care—and its benefits and challenges…

The Rosetta macromolecular modeling, prediction, and design software suite is supported by a large developer community and enjoys a diverse user base. Each year Rosetta developers and users from…

The HIV Modelling Consortium aims to strengthen the support that mathematical modelling and related quantitative disciplines can provide to global decision-making in HIV. In November 2011 the HIV…

This Collection builds upon the OECD’s Survey of Adult Skills to extend the evidence-base on the relationship of education and skills to public health for adults and their families…

Perhaps when you think of bacterial communities you think of a flask full of rapidly dividing E. coli. But in non-lab conditions, bacteria grow in complex, heterogeneous communities composed of…

In this PLOS Collection, global health leaders chart the path to a dramatic reduction in the global burden of disease by 2035. This ambitious convergence in global health will require strategic…

Butterflies’ special place in human culture stems from the fact that they have used their wings not only for flight, but as a canvas for some of the most striking patterns in nature. Evolving…

Mesocosms recreate a natural environment in a small – often enclosed or semi-enclosed – system, where particular variables can be altered or held constant. Mesocosms can be used to…