Microbial Evolution and Co-Adaptation
June 8th, 2009
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A Tribute to the Life and Scientific Legacies of Joshua Lederberg
Institute of Medicine’s Forum on Microbial Threats convened a public workshop on May 20-21, 2008, to examine Dr. Lederberg’s – scientist, Nobel laureate who died on February 2, 2008 – scientific and policy contributions to the marketplace of ideas in the life sciences, medicine, and public policy. The resulting workshop summary, Microbial Evolution and Co-Adaptation, demonstrates the extent to which conceptual and technological developments have, within a few short years, advanced our collective understanding of the microbiome, microbial genetics, microbial communities, and microbe-host-environment interactions.