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It's all because of the holobiont
It’s conference season at the Molecular Ecologist. I went for the first time to a Gordon Research Conference (GRC). GRCs @GordonConf are well known for their efforts to foster an informal and inclusive atmosphere where frontier research in the biological, … Continue reading
Posted in Coevolution, community ecology, conferences, conservation, ecology, evolution, Symbiosis, Uncategorized
Tagged conferences, ecology, Evolution, holobiont, nested ecosystems, symbiosis
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In it to win it: Selective Advantage through Host-Selected Mutations
Julian Jackson wrote this post as a final project for Stacy Krueger-Hadfield’s Science Communication course at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Julian is a MS student and investigates symbiotic relationships in microbial communities in Dr. Jeff Morris‘ lab. Outside of the … Continue reading
Posted in adaptation, evolution, genomics, microbiology, Science Communication, selection
Tagged microbiology, scicomm, Science Communication, symbiosis
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How much wood would a termite chuck…if it was missing its microbial symbionts
Termites get a pretty bad rap, probably because we think of our houses disintegrating when they move in. Ironically, we have a lot to learn from these critters, and their mounds have served as an inspiration for modern architecture. Either … Continue reading
Posted in Coevolution, evolution, genomics, microbiology
Tagged Desulfovibrio, protist, symbiosis, termites, whole genome amplification
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