Project News

April 4
An environmentally induced multicellular life cycle of a unicellular cyanobacterium

Katrin Hammerschmidt, part of the “Transitions in individuality: from ecology to teleonomy” project, contributed to the Current Biology article “An environmentally induced multicellular life cycle of a unicellular cyanobacterium.”

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March 30
Achieving a nature-and people-positive future

Tim Lenton, part of the “Chance versus Purpose in the Evolution of Biospheres” project, contributed to the Open Access One Earth article, “Achieving a nature- and people-positive future.”

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March 28
Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science

Beckett Sterner, PI of the “New Tests of Directionality in Fossil Lineages” project, contributed to the Open Access Ecosphere article, “Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science.”

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March 26
Human-specific genetics: new tools to explore the molecular and cellular basis of human evolution

Craig Lowe, PI of the “Genetic Basis of Macroevolutionary Trends” project, contributed to the recent Nature Reviews Genetics article “Human-specific genetics: new tools to explore the molecular and cellular basis of human evolution.”

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March 20
The genotype–phenotype distinction: from Mendelian genetics to 21st century biology

Several members of the “Open-ended evolution and organizational closure” project wrote the Genetica article “The genotype–phenotype distinction: from Mendelian genetics to 21st century biology.”

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