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Richard Lenski

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American evolutionary biologist

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Richard Lenski
Biology
#229
World Rank
#416
Historical Rank
#134
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Evolutionary Biology
#25
World Rank
#37
Historical Rank
#16
USA Rank
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According to Wikipedia, Richard Eimer Lenski is an American evolutionary biologist, a Hannah Distinguished Professor of Microbial Ecology, Genetics and Evolution, and Evolution of Pathogen Virulence at Michigan State University. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a MacArthur Fellow. Lenski is best known for his still ongoing -year-old long-term E. coli evolution experiment, which has been instrumental in understanding the core processes of evolution, including mutation rates, clonal interference, antibiotic resistance, the evolution of novel traits, and speciation. He is also well known for his pioneering work in studying evolution digitally using self-replicating organisms called Avida.

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