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BEACON Researchers at Work: Speciation in Digital Organisms
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work post is by MSU graduate student Carlos Anderson. That the structure and laws of our universe enabled the origin of life is an incredible coincidence. Without the gravity that aggregates matter into galaxies, stars, … Continue reading
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BEACON Researchers at Work: Colicin and Immunity Binding: A Love Story.
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work post is by University of Washington graduate student Carrie Glenney. Proteins are the workhorses of life and they play an essential role in just about every biological function, from DNA replication to the immune … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: Coevolution of hyenas and their beneficial, odor-producing bacteria
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work post is by MSU postdoc Kevin Theis. My research, conducted in collaboration with Michigan State University and BEACON researchers Kay Holekamp, Tom Schmidt and Tracy Teal, lies at the intersection of two broad ideas … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: Mutational predictability and robustness of genetic circuits
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work post is by University of Washington postdoc Sean Sleight. Synthetic biology is a relatively new field that uses engineering principles to design and build novel biological functions and systems. In 2000, Michael Elowitz and … Continue reading
BEACON artist Adam Brown featured at Synth-ethic: Art and Synthetic Biology Exhibition, Vienna, Austria
Adam Brown’s work “Origins of Life: Experiment #1.4” is now on display at the Synth-ethic: Art and Synthetic Biology exhibition at the BIO:FICTION science, art and film festival in Vienna. From the website: Origins of Life: Experiment #1.4 Could life … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: Hybrid history of North American cattle
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Texas at Austin graduate student Emily Jane McTavish. In the ranch lands of Texas it can feel like cattle have always been a part of the western landscape. … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: Ecology of an evolving bacterium
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU graduate student Caroline Turner. Every day, human activities release a wide variety of chemical compounds into the environment, from fertilizers and pesticides to pharmaceuticals and industrial waste. Many of … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: Plasmid evolution is the key to fighting antibiotic resistance
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Idaho graduate student Julie Hughes. We are in the midst of a medical crisis. Even though we have more antibiotics on the market than ever before, our ability … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: The Role of Environment in the Evolution of Cooperation
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work post is by MSU graduate student Brian Connelly. Cooperation is something that most people take for granted. It’s woven into just about every part of our lives. Our societies have even developed a wide … Continue reading