Sociovirology

Sociovirology

Sociobiology is one thing, but sociovirology? Yes , indeed.  In the realm of viruses it can be tricky to define an individual, and mutation rates are high, but as for all other life, there is kinship and cooperation and competition that can be illuminated by...
Mutation selection theory confirmed?  or not…

Mutation selection theory confirmed? or not…

Amorim, C. E. G., Gao, Z., Baker, Z., Diesel, J. F., Simons, Y. B., Haque, I. S., … Przeworski, M. (2017). The population genetics of human disease: The case of recessive, lethal mutations. PLOS Genetics, 13(9), e1006915. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1006915...
Mites, Ticks and Evolution: Conference in Turkey in September

Mites, Ticks and Evolution: Conference in Turkey in September

The XV International Congress of Acarology (XV ICA) is being staged at the WOW Topkapı Palace Hotel in Antalya, Turkey from 2 to 8 September, 2018. That means we are less than 11 months from the biggest event on the calendar for international acarology....