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PLOS Biology

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PLOS Biology features works of exceptional significance, originality, and relevance in all areas of biological science, from molecules to ecosystems, including works at the interface of other disciplines, such as chemistry, medicine, and mathematics. Our audience is the international scientific community as well as educators, policy makers, patient advocacy groups, and interested members of the public around the world. PLOS Biology publishes outstanding primary research articles in all aspects of biology, from molecules to ecosystems. We also publish various magazine articles: Synopses are digests of research articles that are accessible to researchers in all disciplines as well as a lay readership. Community Pages provide a platform for organizations and societies to highlight their efforts to enhance the dissemination and value of scientific knowledge. Unsolved Mysteries discuss a topic of biological importance that is poorly understood and in need of research attention. Primers provide a concise introduction into an important aspect of biology highlighted by a current PLOS Biology research article. Essays articulate an opinion on a specific topic of broad interest to scientists. News Features, written by science journalists, report on topical or controversial issues of interest to scientists and the general public. Perspectives provide experts with a forum to comment on topical or controversial issues of broad interest. Historical and Philosophical Perspectives provide professional historians and philosophers of science with a forum to reflect on topical issues in contemporary biology. Book reviews and more.

ISSN: 1544-9173