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PLoS Biology: Challenges Collection

This collection of brief provocative discussion papers, initiated and edited by Simon Levin, aims to highlight fundamental questions in biology that cut across and help unify different biological disciplines. Articles are presented in order of publication date, and new articles will be added to the Challenges collection as they are published.

 
 

Editorial Top

Fundamental Questions in Biology

Simon A Levin

PLoS Biology:
Published 12 Sep 2006 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.0040300
 

Essays Top

Viral Evolution in the Genomic Age

Edward C Holmes

PLoS Biology:
Published 02 Oct 2007 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.0050278

Stoichiometry and the New Biology: The Future Is Now

James J Elser, Andrew Hamilton

PLoS Biology:
Published 17 Jul 2007 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.0050181

The Genetics of Brain Wiring: From Molecule to Mind

Kevin J Mitchell

PLoS Biology:
Published 17 Apr 2007 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.0050113

Environmental Shotgun Sequencing: Its Potential and Challenges for Studying the Hidden World of Microbes

Jonathan A Eisen

PLoS Biology:
Published 13 Mar 2007 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.0050082

Evolution, Interactions, and Biological Networks

Joshua S Weitz, Philip N Benfey, Ned S Wingreen

PLoS Biology:
Published 16 Jan 2007 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.0050011

Balancing Robustness and Evolvability

Richard E Lenski, Jeffrey E Barrick, Charles Ofria

PLoS Biology:
Published 12 Dec 2006 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.0040428

Cooperation among Microorganisms

Ned S Wingreen, Simon A Levin

PLoS Biology:
Published 12 Sep 2006 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.0040299

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