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… Theme and variations: circuit mechanisms of behavioral evolution Animals exhibit an astonishing variation in their … diversity. To gain insight into mechanisms of behavioral evolution, we have begun to translate neurogenetic tools … nodes in neural circuits can contribute to behavioral evolution. We are now taking advantage of the rapid evolution …

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… Viruses and transposable elements are major drivers of evolution and make up over half the sequences in the human … of RNA at synapses; a striking example of convergent evolution. I will discuss how this novel intercellular …

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… can push them one way or another.  It’s hard to imagine evolution not exploiting that.” Above: Key equations from the …

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