
Will Ratcliff
@wc_ratcliff
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Evolutionary biologist. Prof. at Georgia Tech & Director @QBioS_GT PhD program. NO LONGER ACTIVE HERE. @wcratcliff.bsky.social
Atlanta, GA
Joined August 2016
I’m delighted that our paper on the Multicellularity Long Term Evolution Experiment (MuLTEE) has, at long last, been published. This paper establishes the foundations of what I’d like to work on for the rest of my career. 1/25. Free, full access link:
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RT @jack_tamisiea: When you're the size of a pencil tip, water can feel as viscous as jelly. To get out of this jam, unicellular stentors t….
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Under microscopes, scientists found that giant single-cell organisms were able to vacuum up more food when they are stuck together.
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RT @jamesTstroud: Exciting news! @wc_ratcliff and I published an essay last week in @Nature reviewing the substantial contributions of 'lon….
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Here's my interview with @stevenstrogatz on.@QuantaMagazine's Joy of Why podcast. This was *so much fun*. I was nervous going into it (I really look up to Steve!), but I had a blast and I think this is the best interview I've ever done. Thanks for having me on, folks!.
In the history of evolution, multicellularity has evolved independently at least 50 times. But we’ve only figured that out in the past few decades. Listen to the first episode of the new season of “The Joy of Why” with co-hosts @stevenstrogatz and @JannaLevin.
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Links to the papers:. Snowflake yeast stable whole genome duplication: Review of long-term experiments in evo bio:
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Nature - Long-term studies provide insights into the complex interplay between evolutionary process and pattern across multiple systems and timescales.
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Check this out: snowflake yeast on this week's cover of Nature. We have two papers in this issue: 1) A paper examining whole genome duplication in the MuLTEE . 2) A review of long-term experiments in evolutionary biology led by @jamesTstroud
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RT @CabreraAngel: Great to see the impressive work of my colleagues @wc_ratcliff @jamesTstroud and others to understand the evolution of mu….
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New major paper from our lab: Interested in learning more? Come read about it at BlueSky, the new home of science twitter. Deep dive here:. Huge thanks to @NIH and @HFSP for supporting this work!.
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Nature - In the Multicellularity Long Term Evolution Experiment, diploid yeast evolve to be tetraploid under selection for larger multicellular size, revealing how whole-genome duplication can...
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Fun discussion, thanks @DubladJitender!.
Hi everyone. Here's my conversation with William Ratcliff (@wc_ratcliff) and Michael Levin (@drmichaellevin). We discuss how cells cooperate, evolve, and contribute to life's diversity. Topics include the evolution of multicellularity, the role of bioelectricity in evolution, and
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When I'm writing a grant, first thing I do when I wake up is read the whole draft, top to bottom. Morning brain is by far the most attentive and capable of reading it like my referees will (i.e., seeing it with fresh eyes, not taking the shortcut of filling in the details).
I still do this most days and I think it works great. My morning brain (right after 1hr exercise and 1 coffee) is quite eager to work and I go directly to the one top priority item. The energy decreases over time and with every distracting item loaded into the context window.
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Oh, and apparently there are no refunds. If this is the case @OpenAI, I will issue a credit card chargeback for this unauthorized expense, @Visa. These are clearly predatory practices, I am appalled.
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Edit: Well that’s obnoxiously well hidden. Service credit terms Original: Are you sure all credit still expire? I just signed up for the API and funded it, but there is no mention ANYWHERE of credits...
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