Celebrating 100 years of The Company of Biologists
To mark the 100-year anniversary of The Company of Biologists, the first anniversary article— prepared by four of the Directors—was just published. It reflects on a century of transformative contributions to the biological sciences and its community. Accompanying the editorial is a beautifully designed poster (see image below) highlighting key…
| Posted on | 9 January 2025 |
Latest spotLights feature two preprint authors from the Rechavi Lab
To kick off the new year, we’re happy to announce two new spotLight episodes. As you may notice, they are a little different than usual! These concise episodes are designed with the on-the-go listener in mind – perfect for a commute, quick stroll or a coffee/tea break. 🍵 In these…
| Posted on | 3 January 2025 |
The most-viewed preLights of 2024
As we near the end of 2024, we can look back at another year in which the preLights community has managed to highlight some of the most groundbreaking biological preprints. A massive thank you to everyone involved! This year’s most-viewed preLights reflect the breadth and diversity of our platform –…
| Posted on | 10 December 2024 |
“Publishers and early-career researchers working together: Guiding initiatives”
This paper, spearheaded by the preLights Community Manager and co-written by preLighter Benjamin Dominik Maier, is now live on the Early Online page of Science Editor. It is the final result of a ‘2024 Researcher to Reader Conference’ workshop which explored the perspectives of publishers and early-career researchers (ECRs) on…
| Posted on | 5 December 2024 |
New spotLights episode: unbreak my heart with TAK!
A new episode of spotLights is live! In this fourth installment, we talk to PhD fellows Daniel Baird and Oskar Kaabar Thomsen at the University of Copenhagen about their recent preprint entitled “TAK1 operates at the primary cilium in non-canonical TGFB/BMP signaling to control heart development”. Link to related preLights…
| Posted on | 6 November 2024 |
Introducing community-driven preLists
We’re pleased to announce the launch of community-driven preLists! The idea behind this is quite simple: preLighters work together to create monthly preprint reading lists for researchers working in different fields of biology. Using the preList feature in this way will allow us to cover an even wider selection of…
| Posted on | 30 October 2024 |