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Welcome to the first Progress Report for the Public Library of Science (PLoS). Read more about our mission, our achievements and our hopes for the future.

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PLoS journal articles currently receiving widespread media attention: Flight Feathers, Lion and Cougar Hunting, Vaccine Autism Wars, Leprosy in Skeleton, New Primate Species, Africa's 32c Solution, The Voice of Bats, CNS Metastasis, Human Adaptation, Music Gene, Human Friendship, Ecosystem Damage, Golden Retrievers, Avian Flu, Asthma/Eczema Link, Folic Acid and Preterm Birth, Completed Mouse Genome, Common Virus and High Blood Pressure, Swine vs. Avian Flu, Secondary Antiviral Drugs in Flu Pandemic, Travel Bans and Pandemics, Early Onset Breast Cancer Gene, Top Preventable Causes of US Deaths, Silent Heart Attacks, Drinkers' Red Faces and Cancer Risk, and Chimpanzees Trade Meat for Sex.

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