The interaction matrix is a widely used tool in community ecology. In this Review, the authors outline this approach and discuss how to tackle its challenges.

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Abstract. Homologous recombination is ubiquitous across evolution, generating variation through genetic reshuffling. Although bacteria lack meiotic recombi

This platform identifies phages capable of infecting specific bacterial strains using genome sequences alone and could enable rational phage-therapy design and precision microbiome engineering.

This experimental and computational study asks how spatial structure and nutrient availability impact spread of resistant mutants and explores the impact of several treatment schedules to find a strat...

Van Cleve Research Group – theoretical evolution & ecology at the University of Kentucky

Parasitoid wasps exhibit remarkable diversity in life-history traits and are categorized into two major groups based on the timing of consumption: those that begin consuming the host before further ho...

A scrappy science project led to a significant discovery: two new species of a rare organism that could elucidate a fundamental transition in the history of life on our planet.

Analysis of nearly 200 human gut microbiome datasets shows that microbial coexistence is governed by a few effective ecological dimensions, rather than the high-dimensional niches assumed by prevailing theory.

Abstract. Host-microbe relationships are studied across biological disciplines, with unique but overlapping conceptual frameworks arising from each of them

Abstract. Toxin-antitoxin systems (TAs) are widespread in bacterial genomes. Yet, their integration, persistence, and impact in chromosome dynamics remain

Viruses are ubiquitous mobile genetic elements that are obligate symbionts of cellular life forms and replicate exclusively within host cells. The ...

Tipping points (TPs) – often understood as abrupt changes to a system – have become a popular framework for ecology and environmental science across spatial and temporal scales. The underlying, quant...

Abstract. Recombination diversifies offspring genomes and helps ensure chromosome segregation during meiosis. Mutation rates are elevated near crossovers d

Abstract. Natural selection might favour brightly coloured males and drab females. A male and a female might disagree about whether to mate. Such tensions

Ancient symbioses may enable ants to thrive in diverse niches, but how these relationships are regulated remains unclear. This study reveals that some ants can dynamically regulate symbiont-derived be...