Experts

I was very pleased to see the thoughtful responses to my inquiry about the generality of Travisano, Mongold, and Lenski’s classic 1995 paper on the roles of adaptation, chance, and history. For reference, they are:

http://micropopbio.org/sanjuro/2008/03/04/my-rewind-button-is-broke/

http://micropopbio.org/abe/2008/02/27/going-vinyl-replaying-lifes-record/

http://micropopbio.org/david/2008/02/27/making-a-new-branch-on-the-tree-of-life/

http://micropopbio.org/laura/2008/03/01/relative-effects-of-chance-history-and-adaptation-on-evolution/

http://micropopbio.org/dan/2008/02/27/boy-bacteria-sure-are-prime-targets-for-them-statistical-tests/

I have sent a quick email to Travisano and Lenski regarding your interest, and time permitting, perhaps they’ll reply. Stay tuned.

Here is where you can ask the authors questions about their use of SAR11 genomes to better understand the forces shaping this “species.”

This is a post to kick off your thoughts on the two papers written by Rachel Whitaker and colleagues.  She has graciously agreed to follow this post and respond to your comments.  So please comment away, considering especially how their studies address the concept of “everything is everywhere; the environment selects.”

This is where the authors can respond to your questions about their studies