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Benjamin Kerr

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Benjamin KerriD3 papers · University of Washington

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Approach:deep learning· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Research Focus:synaptic & neural circuits· 1

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The Evolution of Cooperation by the Hankshaw Effect

Sarah P Hammarlund, Brian D Connelly, Katherine J Dickinson, Benjamin Kerr

This paper introduces the Hankshaw effect, a mechanism where cooperation evolves through genetic hitchhiking in stressful environments with spatial dispersal limitations.

Evolution · Jun 1, 2016Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Negative Niche Construction Favors the Evolution of Cooperation

Brian D. Connelly, Katherine J. Dickinson, Sarah P. Hammarlund, Benjamin Kerr

The paper shows that negative niche construction sustains cooperation by creating ongoing adaptive opportunities, allowing cooperators to persist despite defectors.

bioRxiv · May 6, 2015 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

How the tortoise beats the hare: Slow and steady adaptation in structured populations suggests a rugged fitness landscape in bacteria

Joshua R. Nahum, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Brittany N. Harding, Joseph H. Marcus, Jared Carlson-Stevermer, Benjamin Kerr

The paper shows structured populations of bacteria adapt more slowly initially but eventually surpass unstructured populations in fitness, indicating a rugged adaptive landscape.

bioRxiv · Jun 3, 2014Evolutionary Biology

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