Press Coverage and Such
2008 paper on historical contingency in the evolution of aerobic citrate usage in E. coli:
Carl Zimmer's Blog, The Loom: Post 1: "A New Step in Evolution"
Post 2: "E. coli Evolution Followup"
Post 3: "A New Step in Evolution, Continued: Read the Paper"
The New Scientist: "Bacteria Make Major Evolutionary Shift in the Lab"
BBC Knowledge: "Evolution in Action"
Science News for Kids: "Hitting the Redo Button for Evolution"
Ars Technica: "Tracking Adaptation as Bacteria Evolve"
Ed Yong's Blog: Not Exactly Rocket Science: "History Restricts and Guides the Evolution of Innovations"
P.Z. Myer's Blog: Pharyngula: "Historical Contingency in the Evolution of E. coli"
While not really "press" coverage, this paper's findings, together with the LTEE in general, was featured in Chapter 5 of Richard Dawkins' book The Greatest Show on Earth
Carl Zimmer's Blog, The Loom: Post 1: "A New Step in Evolution"
Post 2: "E. coli Evolution Followup"
Post 3: "A New Step in Evolution, Continued: Read the Paper"
The New Scientist: "Bacteria Make Major Evolutionary Shift in the Lab"
BBC Knowledge: "Evolution in Action"
Science News for Kids: "Hitting the Redo Button for Evolution"
Ars Technica: "Tracking Adaptation as Bacteria Evolve"
Ed Yong's Blog: Not Exactly Rocket Science: "History Restricts and Guides the Evolution of Innovations"
P.Z. Myer's Blog: Pharyngula: "Historical Contingency in the Evolution of E. coli"
While not really "press" coverage, this paper's findings, together with the LTEE in general, was featured in Chapter 5 of Richard Dawkins' book The Greatest Show on Earth
2012 paper on the genomic analysis of aerobic citrate usage in E. coli:
NSF Interview: "Postdoctoral researcher Zachary Blount discusses discovering the processes of E. coli evolution"
WAMC Academic Minute: "Evolving Bacteria"
Washington Post: "Evolutionary Innovation Caught in the Act"
Science News for Kids: "Bacteria Learn New Trick"
Science News:"Evolving E. coli" (A Science News Top 25 Science Stories of 2012)
Carl Zimmer's Blog, The Loom: "Birth of the New, Rewiring of the Old"
MSU News: "Evolution is as Complicated as 1,2,3"
NSF Interview: "Postdoctoral researcher Zachary Blount discusses discovering the processes of E. coli evolution"
WAMC Academic Minute: "Evolving Bacteria"
Washington Post: "Evolutionary Innovation Caught in the Act"
Science News for Kids: "Bacteria Learn New Trick"
Science News:"Evolving E. coli" (A Science News Top 25 Science Stories of 2012)
Carl Zimmer's Blog, The Loom: "Birth of the New, Rewiring of the Old"
MSU News: "Evolution is as Complicated as 1,2,3"
2015 paper with Caroline Turner on the ecology of the population that evolved aerobic citrate usage:
The New Scientist: Cradle of creation: evolution shapes up new ecosystem in the lab
Science News: Top 25 Science Stories of 2015: Fluke Extinction Surprises Lab
The New Scientist: Cradle of creation: evolution shapes up new ecosystem in the lab
Science News: Top 25 Science Stories of 2015: Fluke Extinction Surprises Lab
General
2013: Science: News Focus: "The Man Who Bottled Evolution"
2012: Santa Fe institute Bulletin: "Watching Evolution Unfold"
2015: New Scientist: Chance: The Importance of Randomness in Evolution
2015: My work was discussed in a segment on the lab and the LTEE aired on Morgan Freeman's science program, "Through the Wormhole".