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PLoS was launched highlighting the initial section, called: Influenza. PLoS currents is now organized in sections that cover particular topics, eg Influenza, Evidence on Genomic Tests, Huntington Disease, etc ... added on an ongoing basis. This open access site is built on three key components: a small expert research community to run the website; Google Knol with new features that allow content to be gathered together in collections after being vetted by expert moderators; and a new independent database at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) called Rapid research notes, where research is targeted for rapid communication.