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Discovering evolutionary hidden treasures

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The mechanisms facilitating evolutionary adaptation to future challenges are difficult to establish experimentally. Recent computational simulations of 200 cell populations indicate how evolution can hide useless genetic switches with capacity for later use.

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Fig. 1: Performing simulations to address open problems in evolutionary biology.

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  1. The Louis and Beatrice Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA

    Gábor Balázsi

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