Medicine & Health Sciences
moreThe Global Burden of Norovirus & Prospects for Vaccine Development
Each year, norovirus causes over 200,000 deaths and a global economic burden of more than $60 billion.
Grand Convergence Aligning Technologies & Realities in Global Health
Global health leaders chart the path to a dramatic reduction in the global burden of disease by 2035.
Zika
The impact of zika, an arbovirus infection transmitted by several different species of Aedes mosquitoes, should be treated with the utmost seriousness as the impact could be devastating.
Biology & Life Sciences
moreCancer Research
New research is being regularly published on preventing and curing cancer. This Collection highlights cancer research published in PLOS journals.
Understanding Images
This series showcases the research that created or inspired PLOS Genetics’ cover image.
Editor's Picks: Single Cell Genomics
Papers highlighting recent advances in single-cell technologies and the biological insight provided by single cell genomics.
Research Analysis & Science Policy
moreThe Missing Pieces
A collection that highlights the importance of negative, null and inconclusive results, which are key pieces of information that often go missing in the scientific literature.
Meta-Research
Featuring articles that aim to improve the standards, reproducibility, and evaluation of scientific research.
Reporting Guidelines
Highlighting articles including guidance, commentary, and related research on repoarting guidelines.
Computer & Information Sciences
moreFocus Features
PLOS Computational Biology "Focus Features" are a resource to encourage community engagement and discussion on a focussed topic.
PLOS Computational Biology: Topic Pages
The Topic Pages Collection aims to increase the coverage of computational biology topics in Wikipedia.
Open Source Toolkit: Hardware
This Collection gathers together research and web resources for “Open Labware” designs as part of an Open Source Toolkit.
Earth & Environmental Sciences
moreResponding to Climate Change
Climate research focussed on mitigating and adapting to the effects of the changing climate.
Sauropod Gigantism: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach
Major efforts by evolutionary biologists and paleontologists to understand the evolutionary success and uniquely gigantic body size of sauropods.
Editor’s Picks: Ocean Sciences
PLOS ONE Associate Editor Eileen Clancy selects recent PLOS publications highlighting the varied and critical research into understanding the world’s oceans.