This recent PLOS Collection features a variety of research papers on the topic of biomaterials, or the study of how natural and synthetic materials interact with biological systems. Such research has implications for many areas of medicine, including the development of drug delivery systems and artificial organs. For example, one recent article in this collection authored by a team of researchers...

Working together with the British Library, the National Library of Medicine created this delightful digitized collection of "rare and beautiful" historical books in the biomedical sciences. The website is designed to complement their physical kiosks at the Library, and they have done a remarkable job with this project. The site contains six important texts, including Hieronymus Brunschwig's Liber...