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BEACON Researchers at Work: The genetic basis of biofilm formation

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Washington graduate student Elyse Hope. “Remember to finish your full course of antibiotics” is a phrase we have probably all heard from a doctor at least once. Intuition … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Evolving Complex Traits

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Idaho postdoc Matthieu Delcourt.  The evolution of complex traits is one of the major enigmas in evolutionary biology. While we know a lot about phenotypic variation within populations, … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at work: Changing environments / changing organisms

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Washington graduate student Peter Conlin. Natural selection produces an organism whose phenotype is well matched to its environment. Under a constant environment there should be a single optimum, … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Cheaters never win

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Washington graduate student Adam Waite. Why do we cooperate? It’s easy enough to understand the benefits of cooperation. When we pay taxes, for example, we are contributing to … Continue reading →

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