Tiny viruses that attack bacteria, known as phages, are responsible for the rapid evolution of bacterial defense systems and the emergence of so-called superbugs, according to a new study.
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This seminar has been canceled. Andrea L. Graham Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Co-Director of the Global Health Program Princeton University “Economics of expulsion: Costs and benefits of immune defense in This Wormy World” May 25, 2021 12 – 1 p.m. Via Zoom Contact KLB237@PITT.EDU
“You can’t fix what you don’t measure” is a maxim in the business world. And it holds true in the world of public health as well.
Michelle and Kevin Douglas Professor of Biology Director of the Program for Conservation Genomics Stanford University “Quantitative studies of rapid evolutionary adaptation” April 20, 2021 12 – 1 p.m. Via Zoom – Contact KLB237@PITT.EDU for Virtual Information
No doubt you’ve heard about the novel coronavirus variants that are evolving around the world. There now appear to be more than a dozen versions of SARS-CoV-2, which are…
Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, and Computational and Systems Biology University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Co-Founder and Director, Center for Evolutionary Biology and Medicine (CEBaM) “Evolutionary biology of SARS-CoV-2” Please click here to view a recording of the seminar. March 23, 202112 – 1 p.m.Via Zoom – Contact KLB237@PITT.EDU for Virtual Information
Anne-Ruxandra Carvunis selected as a 2021 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow Congratulations to our own Anne-Ruxandra Carvunis on being one of the winners of the 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship in Computational & Evolutionary Molecular Biology. These early-career scholars represent the most promising scientific researchers working today. Their achievements and potential place them among the next generation of scientific leaders in the U.S. and Canada. Congratulations Anne!
Scientists don’t know yet whether the mutation makes the variants more contagious, but they are concerned that it might…
Researchers said Sunday they have identified a batch of similar troubling mutations in coronavirus samples circulating in the United States. They’ve not only drawn attention to them…