2 h 40 min
Can we predict the diversity of real populations? Part II: What determines microbial diversity?
Microbial Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology and seminar by Workshop, Multiple Speakers: Erik van Nimwegen (U Basel), Jacopo Grilli (ICTP), Maitreya Dunham (U Washington), Nandita Garud (UCLA), Emory University
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Tuesday 01:25–02:35 New York (GMT-4)
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Abstract
Microbes make up the vast majority of the tree of life. While we know very little about most microbial species, large-scale sequencing is giving us glimpses of the diversity that exists both within species and in ecosystems. The challenge now is to find the patterns in this diversity and understand them. This session features provocative talks on attempts to meet that challenge.
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