Second-Order Selection for Evolvability in a Large Escherichia coli Population

Abstract

Descendants of bacterial lineages that retained adaptation potential outcompeted competitors of higher fitness.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Mar 18, 2011
Source ID
10.1126/science.1198914

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey E Barrick
  • Mark R. Kauth
  • Richard E. Lenski
  • Robert J. Woods
  • Tim F. Cooper
  • Utpala Shrestha

Organizations

  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • Michigan State University
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Science Foundation
  • University of Houston

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Fields of Study

  • Biology