Eric Libby

Oct 25, 2024 | royalsocietypublishing.org | Christopher P. Kempes |Michael Lachmann |Eric Libby |Eric Smith

Imagine that a space probe lands on a distant planet. The probe has sophisticated instruments that detect life on different scales. These instruments might detect a network structure of chemical reactions in the atmosphere or identify molecular biosignatures consistent with living systems [1–6].

May 17, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Eric Libby |Hanna Isaksson |Peter Lind

AbstractMulticellularity spans a wide gamut in terms of complexity, from simple clonal clusters of cells to large-scale organisms composed of differentiated cells and tissues. While recent experiments have demonstrated that simple forms of multicellularity can readily evolve in response to different selective pressures, it is unknown if continued exposure to those same selective pressures will result in the evolution of increased multicellular complexity.