Persisters are transiently tolerant variants that allow populations to avoid eradication by
antibiotic treatment. Their antibiotic tolerance is non-genetic, not inheritable and results from …

In experimental evolution, laboratory-controlled conditions select for the adaptation of
species, which can be monitored in real time. Despite the current popularity of such …

The current paper synthesizes theory and data from the field of life history (LH) evolution to
advance a new developmental theory of variation in human LH strategies. The theory posits …

Two extant evolutionary models, biological sensitivity to context theory (BSCT) and
differential susceptibility theory (DST), converge on the hypothesis that some individuals are …

We develop a conceptual framework for the understanding of animal personalities in terms
of adaptive evolution. We focus on two basic questions. First, why do behavioural types …

Genetically identical cells grown in the same culture display striking cell-to-cell
heterogeneity in gene expression and other traits. A crucial challenge is to understand how …

Ecological specialization is a fundamental and well‐studied concept, yet its great reach and
complexity limit current understanding in important ways. More than 20 years after the …

One of the most remarkable features of the evolutionary process is its capacity to construct.
In billions of years a primordial soup of organic compounds evolved to the theater of life …

Antibiotic-resistant isolates of Salmonella enterica were selected on plates containing lethal
concentrations of rifampicin, kanamycin, and nalidixic acid. The stability of the resistance …

Information is characterized as the reduction of uncertainty and by a change in the state of a
receiving organism. Thus, organisms can acquire information about their environment that …