Andrew Read TedMed talk

On how using our understanding of natural selection can help to control antibiotic resistance Talk is here:  http://www.tedmed.com/videos-info?name=Andrew_Read_at_TEDMED_2012&q=updated&year=all Share this:TwitterFacebookEmailPrintWhatsAppLinkedInLike this:Like...

Are humans increasing bacterial evolvability?

By Michaal R Gillings and HW Stokes In Trends in Ecology and Evolution Volume 27, Issue 6, June 2012, Pages 346-352 (not open access) Abstract:  Attempts to control bacterial pathogens have led to an increase in antibiotic-resistant cells and the genetic elements that...

Crespi on rare variants in expanding populations

Three new articles in Science provide a dramatic detailed picture of how selection acts on rare variants in expanding populations.  In the below post, Bernard Crespi draws out the implications for personalized medicine. An expanding population grows on a double-edged...