title: Seeing is believing: what experiments with microbes reveal about evolution.
abstract: Darwin's theory of natural selection is among the most powerful ideas in science, yet evolutionary ideas remain challenged to this day. This is in part because evolution often cannot be directly observed. Simple experiments with microbes can change that by enabling direct observation of evolutionary processes.
authors.affiliation: Program in Computational Biology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Dave
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: van Ditmarsch
authors.affiliation: Program in Computational Biology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: xavierj@mskcc.org.
authors.forename: Joao B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Xavier
mesh_terms: D000220:Adaptation, Biological; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics*; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D005075:Biological Evolution; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D009154:Mutation; D012641:Selection, Genetic
keywords: genetic drift; hyperswarming; migration; mutation; selection