A reassessment of positive growth effects of expressed random sequence clones in E. coli
Sven Künzel, Carla Borisch, Cornelia Burghardt, Corinna Heidinger, Diethard Tautz
The paper reassesses the positive growth effects of random sequence clones in E. coli, showing some clones confer genuine fitness advantages independent of vector artifacts or clone competition.
bioRxiv · Apr 10, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology