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This Section of the journal Life aims to rapidly publish contributions related to animal and poultry science. We encourage the submission of manuscripts that report significant advances in those fields. Topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Anatomy<...

Papers published in this section fall within the field of astrobiology, which is defined as the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. The broad focus of this section includes not just life on Earth but also the possible dist...

Papers published in this Section address molecular events that drive life processes. Topics include, but are not limited to biomolecular design, activation and function; molecular evolution; biomolecular trafficking, and networks; membranes, and molecular organization in cells. We encourage the s...

Research papers published in this Section will center on the application of biological and engineering principles to understand and control cell and tissue behavior. We encourage the submission of works focused on cellular mechanics and cell signaling, how cells organize and modulate their activi...

Life – Ecological publishes innovative ecological research with a focus towards animal ecology. We encourage papers that make significant advancement in the field by generating insights into ecological principles that extend beyond the focal system. We seek cutting edge perspective...

To assist health workers and researchers involved in public healthcare and decision making, Life has created a new Section, called Epidemiology. This Section originally discussed COVID-19-related epidemiological studies, but is now open to submissions on any matter relevant to the epidem...

Research papers published in this section will focus on evolutionary mechanisms, processes, and outcomes across the tree of life. These will include studies of evolution of organisms, genomes, and molecules over time. We encourage the submission of works focused on “broad-scale” topic...

This section of the journal Life aims to rapidly publish contributions related to genetic and genomic studies on all aspects of life. We encourage the submission of manuscripts that report significant advances in those fields. Topics include, but are not limited to, the followin...

Contributions to the Medical Research section include original papers covering a broad spectrum of biomedical and clinical research, as well as epidemiological studies. We welcome basic and translational science, clinical case and public health reports on topics, including but not limited to...

Microbiology is a section in Life that publishes original research articles, reviews, short communications, and clinical case reports within a scope that encompasses the entire spectrum of the microbial world, from basic to applied microbiology. Life covers all microorganis...

Papers published in this Section are related to the chemical and physical processes that can lead to the origin of life. Although many of the papers will concern the origin of life on early Earth, studies of how life can begin on other planets and moons in the solar system and exoplanets are also...

This section of the Life aims to publish original articles and reviews on anatomy, morphology, and taxonomy of fossil organisms, as well as their distribution, ecology, and origin. It also publishes studies on the evolution of organisms, ecosystems, and the biosphere.

This section of the journal Life aims to rapidly publish contributions related to pharmaceutical science. We encourage the submission of manuscripts that report significant advances in those fields. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• pharmaceut...

This section of the journal Life rapidly and rigorously publishes contributions related to the health and disease of living cells, tissues, and organisms. Starting from a cellular and tissue perspective, the broad focus of this section also covers the emerging properties of the human org...

The Plant Science section of the journal Life publishes original research and timely review articles on all aspects of plant science, including both plant biology and engineering applications. The section aims to increase our knowledge of plant molecular biology, plant physiology, plant ...

Papers published in this Section cover all areas of protein research: structure, function, computation, genetics, and design. We encourage the submission of manuscripts that report significant advances in these fields. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• protein&...

This section of the journal Life aims to rapidly publish original contributions and reviews on all aspects of radiobiology, nuclear medicine and medical imaging. We encourage the submission of manuscripts that report significant advances in those fields. Topics include, but are not limit...

The Reproductive and Developmental Biology Section of the journal Life publishes peer-reviewed scientific and original articles/reviews on a broad range of topics in the field of Reproductive and developmental biology for both researchers and clinicians.

This section ranges from ...

This is a new section that covers all aspects of synthetic biology and systems biology.

It includes papers on experimental, theoretical and computational approaches dealing with the construction and the analysis of biological systems at all levels, from molecules and molecular networks to...