
Will Ratcliff
@wc_ratcliff
Evolutionary biologist. Prof. at Georgia Tech & Director @QBioS_GT PhD program.
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Two stages of evolution... Grant Kinsler Gavin Sherlock Dmitri Petrov use #ExperimentalEvolution in yeast to show that while 1st-step mutants appear pleiotropic in nature, 2nd-step mutations show a shift towards modular adaptation #PLOSBiology plos.io/4glXoXJ






Fun discussion, thanks Jitender Dublad!


Great to see the impressive work of my colleagues Will Ratcliff James T. Stroud and others to understand the evolution of multicellular life featured on the cover of nature


Here's my interview with Steven Strogatz on Quanta Magazine'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!



When you're the size of a pencil tip, water can feel as viscous as jelly. To get out of this jam, unicellular stentors team up to vacuum in more prey. These 'Family Style' meals may have been a key early step towards multicellularity Latest for The New York Times: nytimes.com/2025/03/31/sci…