| From Early Cells to Multicellularity |
LIFE is a NASA Research Coordination Network, dedicated to understanding life from early cells to multicellularity. The LIFE Research Coordination Network (RCN) is pleased to host a virtual seminar series that will showcase the research of leaders and emerging leaders in the field of astrobiology.
The LIFE RCN Seminar Series is held the first Monday of every month from 1-2 PM EST and will consist of live-streamed short (30-40 min) talks followed by Q&A and discussion. This seminar series is open to all who share an interest in the co-evolution of life and the Earth from the appearance of the earliest cells to the advent of multicellularity.
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| Monday, June 5th at 10AM PDT / 1PM EDT / 5PM UTC |
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| Dr. María Rebolleda-Gómez Assistant Professor University of California, Irvine |
| Innovations & Constraints: Evolution of Metabolic Rules & Their Ecological Relevance
The history of life on earth is marked by major innovations, traits that often change what is possible. However, these transformative events often come with trade-offs and constraints, shaping the available strategies and increasing the predictability of short-term ecological and evolutionary responses.
To illustrate this argument, in this talk, I will briefly discuss how the evolution of multicellularity both opened important alternatives and, at the same time, constrained immediate ecological responses. Finally, I will argue that innovations and key transitions in metabolic architecture create important constraints in the short term; a better understanding of these metabolic rules can better allow us to understand and predict present microbial communities. |
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