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PLoS Currents is expanding

Announcing PLoS Blogs

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We're pleased to announce the launch of PLoS Blogs and the expansion of PLoS Currents.

Our new blogging network, PLoS Blogs, features an equal mix of science journalists and scientists.

PLoS Currents: Huntington Disease is a new online publishing initiative for the rapid sharing of new research findings and ideas to accelerate the pace of Huntington Disease research.

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PLoS journal articles currently receiving widespread media attention: PLoS Blogs launched, Interview with Oliver Sacks, PLoS Currents expands, Exercise overides genetic obesity predisposition, Exercise and appetite control, Hunger keeps flies awake, Terror bird feeding behavior, Treating spinal cord injury, HIV different in blood vs semen, and Organic strawberries are superior.

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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.

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