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    Network science is now a mature research field, whose growth was catalysed by the introduction of the ‘small world’ network model in 1998.

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    This Collection focuses on the beneficial sides of amyloid formation, primarily exploring functional amyloids used for unconventional synthetic purposes.

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    This Collection will assemble original research articles reporting the design of light-responsive soft materials, the characterization of light-fuelled phenomena, and the use of such material systems for photo-patterning, photo-alignment and photo-actuation.

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    This Collection assembles original Articles that present novel methods to enable the synthesis of a broad spectrum of 2D materials, and that characterize their physical and electronic properties.

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    This Collection is dedicated to interdisciplinary research with physics at the helm, which aims to pave the way towards better organizations and policies, and ultimately towards a more sustainable future.

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    This Collection delivers an overview of current advances in programmed cell death and clearance in the context of tissue homeostasis and injury. It brings together studies investigating molecular regulation mechanisms and implications for conditions including autoimmunity and cancer, as well as research Articles introducing tools for monitoring cell death and clearance.

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    Biotechnology is a broad discipline in which biological processes, organisms, cells or cellular components are exploited to develop new technologies. New tools and products developed by biotechnologists are useful in research, agriculture, industry and the clinic.

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    This Collection focuses on the challenges to the health of humans in space during long-term space missions and the physiological changes during short-term altered gravity conditions.

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    This Collection seeks to bring together multidisciplinary studies of ocular biomarkers and their application to early detection and diagnosis, therapeutic assessment, prognosis evaluation, and outcome prediction.

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    Explore all the highly accessed articles across Scientific Reports in 2018.

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    Explore our most highly accessed ecology articles in 2018. Featuring authors from around the World, these papers highlight valuable research within ecology from an international community.

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