* Astronomy

PLoS Expands Mission

Since 2000, PLoS's mission has been to make "the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource." But more broadly, our goal has always been to reinvent research communication from top to bottom to fully exploit the potential offered by digital media.  Today, PLoS is making this broader view of our mission explicit.  As Chairman of the Board, I want to take this opportunity to explain the thinking behind this important change.
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