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Learn why some researchers say that our culture – not genetics – is driving our evolution and what that could mean for our future.

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Forecasting protein evolution in terms of folding stability using state-of-the-art population genetics and substitution models is feasible in rugged fitness landscapes, whereas forecasting exact amino ...

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