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Biology Open (BiO) is an online Open Access journal that supports the community of biologists through the publication of peer-reviewed original research across all aspects of the biological sciences. We aim to provide rapid peer review and publication of scientifically sound results and conclusions, without a requirement for perceived impact. BiO also aspires to promote a peer-review system that is timely, thorough, constructive and fair.

Authors are encouraged to submit work of appropriate scope directly to BiO. Editorial decisions are made by an international board of research-active academic Editors, led by Editor-in-Chief Steven Kelly and supported by Deputy Editors Jack Hayes, Cathy Jackson and Yishi Jin.

 

Recent articles

Establishment of a novel culture method for maintaining intestinal stem cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells
Satoshi Kondo, Shota Mizuno, Tadahiro Hashita, Takahiro Iwao, Tamihide Matsunaga
This study describes a novel two-dimensional culture method for maintaining intestinal stem cells (ISCs) derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells. The enterocytes differentiated from maintained ISCs showed pharmacokinetics functions.

Forcing contacts between mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum extends lifespan in a Drosophila model of Alzheimer's disease
Juan Garrido-Maraver, Samantha H. Y. Loh, L. Miguel Martins
The authors show that enhancing mitochondria–ER contacts ameliorates locomotor phenotypes and extends lifespan in a fly model of Alzheimer's disease.

First Person interviews

As a community journal, BiO is keen to support the next generation of biological scientists. BiO publishes 'First Person' interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in BiO, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. The authors talk about their work in and out of the lab, the journeys that led them to where they are now and the issues they feel are priorities for early-career researchers. 
Would you like to be featured? Details will be sent to the first author upon acceptance of your paper in BiO. Submit your paper here.

Catch up with our first authors in the latest interviews. Meghan Barrett, Katherine Fiocca, Anand Singh, Hagen Gegner and Ling Wang discuss the implications of their research, life as an early-career researcher and their next steps.

 

 

News from BiO

BiO is excited to be an affiliate journal for Review Commons, a new platform for high-quality journal-independent peer-review in the life sciences.

Planning your 2020 diary? Make sure you note our meeting grant deadlines. The Company of Biologists has a fabulous line up of Workshops scheduled for 2020, with funded places available for early-career researchers. There are also larger Journal Meetings from BiO’s sister journals Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology.

Highlighted articles

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