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Get up close and personal with a blowfly in #PLOSBiology’s latest cover! Beyond flashbacks to The Fly and Jeff Goldblum, this image relates to a study by Camille Le Roy, PhD, Ilam Bharathi, Florian Muijres et al, that analyses how aerodynamic constraints and evolutionary pressures shape the diversity of flight in flies. Also in this issue: 💠 Essays on the potentiators of #AntimicrobialResistance and on the primate #claustrum as a hub for precision weighting of prediction errors. 💠 An Unsolved Mystery discussing key gaps in our understanding of #Gquadruplex formation and function 💠 A suite of bioinformatics-related #OpEds: data reanalysis in the #AI age, the need for globally equitable bioinformatics adoption, where next for #structural #bioinformatics?, and adopting cell cloud concepts in the era of single-cell #immunology. 💠 Primary research on the #evolution of male and female #germlines, how and where positive early-life olfactory memories are encoded, #cell biology of #midgut #aging, structural insights into glucose-6-phosphate recognition and transport, the role of #viruses in #microbiome responses to methane-suppressed #peat, analysis of researchers’ awareness and attitudes to #preregistration in animal research, and much, much more. Whether you are returning from holiday or have not yet enjoyed time off, with something for everyone across the life sciences, taking a look at this issue is worth your time! https://lnkd.in/e_yfuZNb #PLOSBiology #Biology #LifeSciences #OpenScience #NonProfit

The Global Young Academy (GYA) 2026 call for new members is now open! Learn more about GYA's mission, membership opportunities, and application process from the Academy's co-chairs in this new interview on The Official PLOS Blog. plos.io/4xWvA53

PLOS Water co-Editor-in-Chief, Sera Young and Executive Editor, Guillaume Wright, will be attending the upcoming World Water Week 2026 Conference in Stockholm (23-27 August). If you are at #WorldWaterWeek, come and talk to them about the journal and publishing with PLOS Water 💧 We are also looking to welcome new members to the PLOS Water Editorial Board. If you are interested in helping share the journal and its community, this is a great opportunity to find out more from the team. Revisit Jon Lane's (Chair of World Water Week's Scientific Programme Committee) reflections from last year's event, bringing together insights from the five PLOS Water Opinion pieces that emerged from the SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute Seminars, highlighting the gaps in planning, policy, and governance that continue to limit effective climate responses: https://plos.io/4qmRa00

PLOS Global Public Health makes interdisciplinary research of the highest ethical and methodological rigor visible and accessible to health professionals, policy-makers, and local communities in all regions of the world. Welcoming qualitative and quantitative primary research in a range of topics from maternal and child health, global health security, and evidence use and policy, to infectious and non-communicable diseases and environmental health. Learn more about PLOS Global Public Health: https://plos.io/4wH8j6U

We recently joined stakeholders from across Zimbabwe's research ecosystem for the Zimbabwe Open Science Stakeholder Convening, which highlighted the growing national commitment to open science and research collaboration. Hosted alongside the 6th Biennial ZULC Conference, the event was jointly organized by Zimbabwe University Libraries Consortium (ZULC), TCC Africa-Training Centre in Communication, and PLOS, with support from the Ministry of Higher & Tertiary Education of Zimbabwe. 🔗 Read more: https://plos.io/45Nl7gi

Join us for this upcoming workshop focusing on topics in research integrity, #openscience, responsible AI use and more.⬇️

We’re thrilled that this recent PLOS One paper introducing “Likweli”, a newly identified monkey species, captured the attention of global media audiences, including coverage from BBC News, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and more. The discovery marks only the fifth new monkey species in Africa identified in the past 75 years. Learn more about the researchers' findings at https://plos.io/4vT6liK.

As research evolves, publishing must evolve too. Our recent report, Redefining Publishing: Practical Pathways to Open Science, examines how publishing can better support open science through more connected research outputs, sustainable models and improved recognition of the full research process. With support from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), our pioneering 18 month research and design project addresses two significant barriers in open science: ▪️ Lack of recognition for contributions beyond the article—such as data and code. ▪️ Lack of affordability—current article processing charges (APCs) prevent many researchers from participating in open access. Read the full report: https://plos.io/4vJrxYf

Join us at #ESA2026 in Salt Lake City! James Neenan will be available to discuss research across ecology and sustainability and share more about PLOS Ecosystems and PLOS Sustainability and Transformation 🌿 Learn more about our journals: https://plos.io/3Rs0nau Ecological Society of America

We are thrilled to announce that the first research articles have now been published in our new journal, PLOS Aging and Health. These papers mark an important milestone for our journal, showcasing open access research advancing understanding of aging and health across disciplines. Explore the first articles: https://plos.io/4vBGGuJ