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Volume 4(5);  May 2006
Editorial
Open Access Increases Citation Rate
Catriona J MacCallum and Hemai Parthasarathy
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e176. Published online 2006 May 16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040176.
PMCID: PMC1459260
Synopses
Relaxing the Clock Brings Time Back into Phylogenetics
Richard Robinson
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e106. Published online 2006 March 14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040106.
PMCID: PMC1395352
A Smart Mutation Scheme Produces Hundreds of Functional Proteins
Richard Robinson
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e136. Published online 2006 April 11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040136.
PMCID: PMC1431579
Notch It Up: Nudging Stem Cells toward a Neural Fate
Liza Gross
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e146. Published online 2006 April 11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040146.
PMCID: PMC1431578
A Neural Seat for Math?
Liza Gross
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e149. Published online 2006 April 11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040149.
PMCID: PMC1431576
Genes Affect Population Growth, but the Environment Determines How
Richard Robinson
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e150. Published online 2006 April 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040150.
PMCID: PMC1440943
Bats Keep Their Ear on the Ball
Françoise Chanut
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e152. Published online 2006 April 18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040152.
PMCID: PMC1436029
Motion, Contact, or Both: Three Paths Convey Whisker Sensation in the Rat
Richard Robinson
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e153. Published online 2006 April 18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040153.
PMCID: PMC1436030
The Ins and Outs of Sperm Entry
Françoise Chanut
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e160. Published online 2006 April 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040160.
PMCID: PMC1440930
Just a Few Computational Principles Generate a Realistic Model of the Brain's Visual System
Liza Gross
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e161. Published online 2006 April 18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040161.
PMCID: PMC1436031
Functional Connections in the Brain Transform Experience into Memory
Liza Gross
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e165. Published online 2006 April 18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040165.
PMCID: PMC1436032
Conformational Variations of a Key Enzyme Offer Clues to Cancer-Drug Resistance
Mary Hoff
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e166. Published online 2006 May 2. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040166.
PMCID: PMC1450100
Making the Connection: Polar Sites Are Key to Assembly in Many Immune Receptors
Mary Hoff
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e168. Published online 2006 April 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040168.
PMCID: PMC1440933
Evidence for the Encoding of a Motion's Goal in the Monkey Brain
Françoise Chanut
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e169. Published online 2006 April 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040169.
PMCID: PMC1440936
A New Test Detects Selection for Early Flowering in a Much-Studied Weed
Liza Gross
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e171. Published online 2006 April 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040171.
PMCID: PMC1440935
Global Analysis of a Key Developmental Pathway in Plants
Liza Gross
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e172. Published online 2006 May 2. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040172.
PMCID: PMC1450101
How an Aggressive Weedy Invader Displaces Native Trees
Liza Gross
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e173. Published online 2006 April 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040173.
PMCID: PMC1440939
Interphase Chromosomes Mingle with Their Peers
Françoise Chanut
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e174. Published online 2006 April 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040174.
PMCID: PMC1440942
For Arthropod Mitochondria, Variety in the Genetic Code Is Standard
Richard Robinson
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e175. Published online 2006 April 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040175.
PMCID: PMC1440929
Feature
Scientific Illiteracy and the Partisan Takeover of Biology
Liza Gross
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e167. Published online 2006 April 18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040167.
PMCID: PMC1436033
Book Review/Science in the Media
So You Want Your Child to Be a Genius?
Jonathan Flint
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e139. Published online 2006 May 16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040139.
PMCID: PMC1459235
Primer
Model Selection and the Molecular Clock
Oliver G Pybus
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e151. Published online 2006 May 16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040151.
PMCID: PMC1459243
Chromosomal Organization: Mingling with the Neighbors
Jacob A Aten and Roland Kanaar
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e155. Published online 2006 May 16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040155.
PMCID: PMC1459246
Research Articles
Relaxed Phylogenetics and Dating with Confidence
Alexei J Drummond, Simon Y. W Ho, Matthew J Phillips, and Andrew Rambaut
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e88. Published online 2006 March 14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040088.
PMCID: PMC1395354
Echolocating Bats Use a Nearly Time-Optimal Strategy to Intercept Prey
Kaushik Ghose, Timothy K Horiuchi, P. S Krishnaprasad, and Cynthia F Moss
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e108. Published online 2006 April 18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040108.
PMCID: PMC1436025
Structure-Guided Recombination Creates an Artificial Family of Cytochromes P450
Christopher R Otey, Marco Landwehr, Jeffrey B Endelman, Kaori Hiraga, Jesse D Bloom, and Frances H Arnold
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e112. Published online 2006 April 11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040112.
PMCID: PMC1431580
A Model of the Ventral Visual System Based on Temporal Stability and Local Memory
Reto Wyss, Peter König, and Paul F. M. J Verschure
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e120. Published online 2006 April 18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040120.
PMCID: PMC1436026
Notch Promotes Neural Lineage Entry by Pluripotent Embryonic Stem Cells
Sally Lowell, Alexandra Benchoua, Barry Heavey, and Austin G Smith
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e121. Published online 2006 April 11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040121.
PMCID: PMC1431581
Parallel Thalamic Pathways for Whisking and Touch Signals in the Rat
Chunxiu Yu, Dori Derdikman, Sebastian Haidarliu, and Ehud Ahissar
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e124. Published online 2006 April 18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040124.
PMCID: PMC1436027
Functional Imaging of Numerical Processing in Adults and 4-y-Old Children
Jessica F Cantlon, Elizabeth M Brannon, Elizabeth J Carter, and Kevin A Pelphrey
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e125. Published online 2006 April 11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040125.
PMCID: PMC1431577
Parallel Evolution of the Genetic Code in Arthropod Mitochondrial Genomes
Federico Abascal, David Posada, Robin D Knight, and Rafael Zardoya
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e127. Published online 2006 April 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040127.
PMCID: PMC1440934
Neocortical Connectivity during Episodic Memory Formation
Christopher Summerfield, Matthew Greene, Tor Wager, Tobias Egner, Joy Hirsch, and Jennifer Mangels
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e128. Published online 2006 April 18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040128.
PMCID: PMC1436028
Molecular-Level Variation Affects Population Growth in a Butterfly Metapopulation
Ilkka Hanski and Ilik Saccheri
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e129. Published online 2006 April 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040129.
PMCID: PMC1440940
Microstimulation of Frontal Cortex Can Reorder a Remembered Spatial Sequence
Mark H Histed and Earl K Miller
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e134. Published online 2006 April 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040134.
PMCID: PMC1440931
Space Asymmetry Directs Preferential Sperm Entry in the Absence of Polarity in the Mouse Oocyte
Nami Motosugi, Jens-Erik Dietrich, Zbigniew Polanski, Davor Solter, and Takashi Hiiragi
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e135. Published online 2006 April 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040135.
PMCID: PMC1440932
A Nonparametric Test Reveals Selection for Rapid Flowering in the Arabidopsis Genome
Christopher Toomajian, Tina T Hu, Maria José Aranzana, Clare Lister, Chunlao Tang, Honggang Zheng, Keyan Zhao, Peter Calabrese, Caroline Dean, and Magnus Nordborg
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e137. Published online 2006 April 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040137.
PMCID: PMC1440937
Intermingling of Chromosome Territories in Interphase Suggests Role in Translocations and Transcription-Dependent Associations
Miguel R Branco and Ana Pombo
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e138. Published online 2006 April 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040138.
PMCID: PMC1440941
Invasive Plant Suppresses the Growth of Native Tree Seedlings by Disrupting Belowground Mutualisms
Kristina A Stinson, Stuart A Campbell, Jeff R Powell, Benjamin E Wolfe, Ragan M Callaway, Giles C Thelen, Steven G Hallett, Daniel Prati, and John N Klironomos
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e140. Published online 2006 April 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040140.
PMCID: PMC1440938
The Assembly of Diverse Immune Receptors Is Focused on a Polar Membrane-Embedded Interaction Site
Jianwen Feng, Matthew E Call, and Kai W Wucherpfennig
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e142. Published online 2006 April 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040142.
PMCID: PMC1440944
Whole-Genome Analysis of the SHORT-ROOT Developmental Pathway in Arabidopsis
Mitchell P Levesque, Teva Vernoux, Wolfgang Busch, Hongchang Cui, Jean Y Wang, Ikram Blilou, Hala Hassan, Keiji Nakajima, Noritaka Matsumoto, Jan U Lohmann, Ben Scheres, and Philip N Benfey
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e143. Published online 2006 May 2. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040143.
PMCID: PMC1450008
A Src-Like Inactive Conformation in the Abl Tyrosine Kinase Domain
Nicholas M Levinson, Olga Kuchment, Kui Shen, Matthew A Young, Michael Koldobskiy, Martin Karplus, Philip A Cole, and John Kuriyan
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e144. Published online 2006 May 2. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040144.
PMCID: PMC1450098
Citation Advantage of Open Access Articles
Gunther Eysenbach
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e157. Published online 2006 May 16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040157.
PMCID: PMC1459247
Correction
Correction: Dynamic Remodeling of Dendritic Arbors in GABAergic Interneurons of Adult Visual Cortex
Wei-Chung Allen Lee, Hayden Huang, Guoping Feng, Joshua R Sanes, Emery N Brown, Peter T So, and Elly Nedivi
PLoS Biol. 2006 May; 4(5): e126. Published online 2006 May 16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040126.
PMCID: PMC1459226
Corrects: Wei-Chung Allen Lee, et al. Dynamic Remodeling of Dendritic Arbors in GABAergic Interneurons of Adult Visual Cortex. PLoS Biol. 2006 February; 4(2): e29.
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