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Midgestation metabolic constraint in purine metabolism drives distinct strategies for placenta and fetal growth

Weizhi Xu, Nancy De La Cruz, Andrea Woods, et al.

Selected by 01 September 2026

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Mice sense Moon and Sun

Warsha Barde, Alexander Grayver, Annette E. Rünker, et al.

Selected by 01 September 2026

Jeny Jose

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Who chooses open peer review and is it an indicator of article quality? An observational study of PLOS journals

Adrian Barnett, Matt Spick

Selected by 31 August 2026

Chee Kiang Ewe

Scientific Communication and Education

Eyewire II – A connectomic resource for resolving cell types and circuits of the mouse retina

Sebastian Ströh, Simone Ebert, Julia Fadjukov, et al.

Selected by 31 August 2026

Phoebe Reynolds

Neuroscience

Extreme cooling enables survival in extreme heat

Joanna M. Feehan, Mark C. Bitter, David B. Lowry, et al.

Selected by 24 August 2026

Naveenkumar Muthiah

Plant Biology

The Aorta-Gonad-Mesonephros niche shapes the functions of yolk sac-derived macrophages involved in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell generation ex vivo

Rebecca L. Belmonte, Marianna Romano, Anna Popravko, et al.

Selected by 20 August 2026

Zoha Sadaqat

Developmental Biology