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  • Escherichia coli

    Escherichia coli cells with fluorescently labeled chromosomal loci. 

  • Social evolution

    Social sharing of liquid food between ant nestmates ©Alexander Wild

  • Drosophila

    Drosophila are small flies, typically pale yellow to reddish brown to black, with red eyes. Many species, including the noted Hawaiian picture-wings, have distinct black patterns on the wings. The plumose (feathery) arista, bristling of the head and thorax, and wing venation are characters used to diagnose the family.

  • Arabidopsis

    Wild-type and transgenic Arabidopsis plants expressing miR156, a microRNA that promotes juvenility and increases the rate of leaf initiation

  • Bacterial Respiratory Complex

    Structural model of a bacterial respiratory complex III: remember that when you respire, your complex III perspires to produce your body's energy.

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Erol Akcay, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
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The Genomic Basis of Environmental Adaptation in House Mice

Michael Nachman, Ph.D., UC Berkeley
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A major goal in biology is to understand the genetic details of how organisms adapt to novel environments.  I will discuss recent studies on the genetic basis of environmental adaptation in…



The evolution of seasonal camouflage

Jeffrey Good, Ph.D., University of Montana
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Adaptation to environmental change is central to the origin and persistence of species. Mismatches between the timing of key life history events and optimal environmental conditions have emerged as an important…