03/05/2021
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Inferring latent temporal progression and regulatory networks from cross-sectional transcriptomic data of cancer samples
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March 3, 2021
Up-down biphasic volume response of human red blood cells to PIEZO1 activation during capillary transits
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03/12/2021
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Aggregation of Aβ40/42 chains in the presence of cyclic neuropeptides investigated by molecular dynamics simulations
Wu et al. use molecular dynamics simulations to look at the influence of somatostatin-14 (SST14), a cyclic neuropeptide that might be involved in the amyloidogenic aggregation of Aβ, on molecular processes occurring at the onset of Aβ aggregation. Results explain how the presence of SST14 might alter pathways of aggregation of Aβ and shed light on the possible role of extrinsic factors in the aggregation at a molecular level.
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03/30/2021
Editorial (invitation only)
Collaborating with our community to increase code sharing
Given how essential newly developed code can be to computational biology research the Editorial Board of PLOS Computational Biology, in consultation with computational biology researchers, developed a new more-rigorous code policy that is intended to increase code sharing on publication of articles.
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03/18/2021
Research Article
Connectivity, reproduction number, and mobility interact to determine communities’ epidemiological superspreader potential in a metapopulation network
Lieberthal & Gardner provide a model to predict the location of superspreader events in future epidemics and to predict the effectiveness of mitigation strategies.
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03/17/2021
Research Article
SARS-CoV-2 viral dynamics in non-human primates
Gonçalves et al. used a mathematical model to characterize the viral dynamics (of SARS-CoV-2) in cynomolgus macaques for which nasopharyngeal and tracheal viral load were frequently assessed. Their results provide estimates of SARS-CoV-2 viral kinetic parameters in an experimental model of mild infection and they provide means to assess the efficacy of future antiviral treatments.
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03/11/2021
Research Article
Can subjective pain be inferred from objective physiological data? Evidence from patients with sickle cell disease
Panaggio et al. apply two machine learning approaches to data from patients with sickle cell disease, who often experience debilitating pain crises. They developed both sequential and non-sequential probabilistic models that can be used to infer pain levels or changes in pain from sequences of physiological measures.
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11/18/2019
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"Ten Simple Rules" provide a quick, concentrated guide for mastering some of the professional challenges research scientists face in their careers.
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01/20/2020
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11/26/2009
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LocaNMF for region-based decomposition of neural recordings from the mouse brain
Widefield calcium imaging provides a global view of neural activity in the mouse dorsal cortex.
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05/05/2020
Featured Blog Post
Improving reproducibility of computational models
In this piece, we announce a pilot (now closed) to support reproducibility by offering expert technical peer review, specifically checking that submitted systems biology or physiology-based models run according to the results presented in the manuscript.
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Developing Computational Biology
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