{"668070":{"#nid":"668070","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Bacteria-phage coevolution with a seed bank","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDormancy is an adaptation to living in fluctuating environments. It allows individuals to enter a reversible state of reduced metabolic activity when challenged by unfavorable conditions. Dormancy can also influence species interactions by providing organisms with a refuge from predators and parasites. This study tests the hypothesis that, by generating a seed bank of protected individuals, dormancy can modify the patterns and processes of antagonistic coevolution. The study\u0027s researchers include \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/joshua-weitz\u0022\u003EJoshua Weitz\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and Tom and Marie Patton Chair in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, Co-Director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/qbios.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EInterdisciplinary Ph.D. in Quantitative Biosciences\u003C\/a\u003E, and Blaise Pascal International Chair of Excellence at the Ecole Normale Superieure; and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/andreea-magalie\u0022\u003EAndreea Magalie\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;Ph.D. Quantitative Biosciences student in the School of Biological Sciences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDormancy is an adaptation to living in fluctuating environments. It allows individuals to enter a reversible state of reduced metabolic activity when challenged by unfavorable conditions. Dormancy can also influence species interactions by providing organisms with a refuge from predators and parasites. This study tests the hypothesis that, by generating a seed bank of protected individuals, dormancy can modify the patterns and processes of antagonistic coevolution. The study\u0027s researchers include \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/joshua-weitz\u0022\u003EJoshua Weitz\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and Tom and Marie Patton Chair in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, Co-Director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/qbios.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EInterdisciplinary Ph.D. in Quantitative Biosciences\u003C\/a\u003E, and Blaise Pascal International Chair of Excellence at the Ecole Normale Superieure; and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/andreea-magalie\u0022\u003EAndreea Magalie\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;Ph.D. Quantitative Biosciences student in the School of Biological Sciences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2023-06-12 15:22:28","changed_gmt":"2023-06-12 15:22:28","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"The ISME Journal  ","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41396-023-01449-2","dateline":{"date":"2023-06-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-06-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"190691","name":"Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Quantitative Biosciences"},{"id":"11599","name":"Joshua Weitz"},{"id":"192752","name":"Andreea Magalie"},{"id":"192753","name":"dormancy"},{"id":"192754","name":"seed banks"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}