Evolution is the hallmark of life. Descriptions of the evolution of microorganisms have
provided a wealth of information, but knowledge regarding “what happened” has precluded …

Antibiotics are among the most valuable compounds used for fighting human diseases.
Unfortunately, pathogenic bacteria have evolved towards resistance. One important and …

The world's most revered and eloquent interpreter of evolutionary ideas offers here a work of
explanatory force unprecedented in our time—a landmark publication, both for its historical …

Biological individuality is a notoriously thorny topic for biologists and philosophers of
biology. In this paper we argue that biological individuality presents multiple, interconnected …

What counts as an individual in the living world? What does it mean for a living thing to
remain the same through time, while constantly changing? These questions are the province …

Darwin described forces of selection acting upon individuals, but there remains a great deal
of controversy about the exact status and definition of a biological individual. Recently some …

Bacteria with intrinsic resistance to antibiotics are a worrisome health problem. It is widely
believed that intrinsic antibiotic resistance of bacterial pathogens is mainly the consequence …

Species selection in the broad sense—also termed species sorting—shapes evolutionary
patterns through differences in speciation and extinction rates (and their net outcome, often …

The intricate forms of living things bespeak design, and thus a creator: nearly 150 years after
Darwin's theory of natural selection called this argument into question, we still speak of life in …

Here I briefly discuss some comparative data on social play behaviour in hope of
broadening the array of species in which researchers attempt to study animal morality. I am …