Cover image
Cover: This striking image is a scanning electron micrograph of the anterior end of an adult male Schistosoma mansoni worm, taken during a study conducted by Pirovich and colleagues, examining a novel function of the worm's glycolytic enzyme activating plasmin in potentially degrading blood clots. The oral and ventral suckers that the parasites use to adhere to the host vasculature can be seen clearly, and the spines that give the tegument (outer surface) of the worms its characteristic bumpy appearance are also plainly visible. Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
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Biology Open and COVID-19
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Future Leader Review – Unchartered routes: exploring the relevance of auxin movement via plasmodesmata
We have been delighted with the response to the launch of Biology Open’s Future Leader Review articles. Read Andrea Paterlini’s Review, which discusses the relevance of auxin transport via plasmodesmata in plants and find out how to submit a proposal.
A history of Open Access publishing at The Company of Biologists
Biology Open launched as an Open Access journal in 2011, but did you know The Company of Biologists' Open Access journey started 16 years ago?
First person interviews
Did you know we publish interviews with first authors? They're a chance to go behind the scenes of our research papers, find out the potential implications of results and get to know the early-career researchers that are the biologists of the future.
preLights - From flying aces to soar losers
A new preprint by Goto et al. predicts that not all giant extinct fliers were equally skilled in the air. In a new preLight, Sophia Friesen reflects that the preprint made her reconsider the huge amount of work that goes into CGI reconstruction of extinct creatures.