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Coauthor of research clustering predicted protein structures at very large scale. The work connected structural similarity with organization of the known protein universe, complementing comparisons based only on sequence.[ref]
Researcher in microbial evolution. With Paul B. Rainey, Angus Buckling studied antagonistic coevolution between bacteria and bacteriophages, using interacting populations to investigate reciprocal adaptation.[ref]
Antagonistic coevolution between a bacterium and a bacteriophage by Angus Buckling and Paul B. Rainey. Author list and described study
Researcher in social-insect behavior. Dornhaus tested whether task specialization predicts individual efficiency in ants, separating a worker’s frequency of performing a task from its performance when doing so.[ref]
Specialization Does Not Predict Individual Efficiency in an Ant by Anna Dornhaus. Author list and described study
Coauthor of research on quorum decisions in fish shoals. The study connected responses to the number of moving neighbors with information transfer and collective choice.[ref]
Quorum decision-making facilitates information transfer in fish shoals by Ashley J. W. Ward and others. Author list and described study
Researcher in cell competition. With Konrad Basler, Moreno investigated how dMyc can make cells outcompete their neighbors, connecting relative growth regulation with survival within a tissue.[ref]
dMyc Transforms Cells into Super-Competitors by Eduardo Moreno and Konrad Basler. Author list and described study
Researcher in social-insect evolution. With P. Kirk Visscher, Ratnieks investigated worker policing in honeybees, connecting enforcement within a colony with conflicting reproductive interests.[ref]
Worker policing in the honeybee by Francis L. W. Ratnieks and P. Kirk Visscher. Author list and described study
Researcher in social-insect biology. With Z. Y. Huang, Robinson studied interactions among honeybee workers and flexible division of labor, connecting social environment with hormonal regulation of behavior.[ref]
Coauthor of research on Prochlorococcus dependence on peroxide-scavenging microbes. The study connected loss or absence of a protective function with benefits supplied by neighboring organisms.[ref]
Researcher in animal communication. With Wiline M. Pangle, Jakob Bro-Jørgensen investigated deceptive alarm snorts in topi antelopes, connecting a familiar signal type with manipulation of a mating partner’s behavior.[ref]
Coauthor of research on the emergence of leaders and followers through social feedback. The study connected repeated responses between individuals with group-level differences in behavioral roles.[ref]
Social feedback and the emergence of leaders and followers by Jennifer L. Harcourt and others. Author list and described study
Coauthor of research on dMyc-induced cell competition. The study connected altered growth regulation with the emergence of cells that outcompete their neighbors, showing that a cell’s success can depend on the surrounding population.[ref]
dMyc Transforms Cells into Super-Competitors by Eduardo Moreno and Konrad Basler. Author list and described study
Coauthor of research on behavior of rats infected with Toxoplasma gondii. The study investigated altered responses to predator-associated cues, connecting parasite infection with a change relevant to transmission.[ref]
Fatal attraction in rats infected with Toxoplasma gondii by M. Berdoy and others. Author list and described study
Coauthor of research on worker policing in honeybees. The study investigated how workers suppress reproduction by other workers, connecting colony organization with conflicts over reproductive output.[ref]
Worker policing in the honeybee by Francis L. W. Ratnieks and P. Kirk Visscher. Author list and described study
Researcher in microbial evolution. With Angus Buckling, Rainey investigated antagonistic coevolution between bacteria and bacteriophages, connecting adaptation in one population with changing selection on its opponent.[ref]
Antagonistic coevolution between a bacterium and a bacteriophage by Angus Buckling and Paul B. Rainey. Author list and described study
Portrait of Paul B. Rainey
. External portrait hosted by Max-Planck-Gesellschaft. Source.Coauthor of research on flexible alarm mimicry in an African bird. The study investigated deceptive use of calls, connecting learned or flexible signaling with access to resources.[ref]
Deception by Flexible Alarm Mimicry in an African Bird by Tom P. Flower and others. Author list and described study
Pinned article: Introduction to the OurBigBook Project
Welcome to the OurBigBook Project! Our goal is to create the perfect publishing platform for STEM subjects, and get university-level students to write the best free STEM tutorials ever.
Everyone is welcome to create an account and play with the site: ourbigbook.com/go/register. We belive that students themselves can write amazing tutorials, but teachers are welcome too. You can write about anything you want, it doesn't have to be STEM or even educational. Silly test content is very welcome and you won't be penalized in any way. Just keep it legal!
Intro to OurBigBook
. Source. We have two killer features:
- topics: topics group articles by different users with the same title, e.g. here is the topic for the "Fundamental Theorem of Calculus" ourbigbook.com/go/topic/fundamental-theorem-of-calculusArticles of different users are sorted by upvote within each article page. This feature is a bit like:
- a Wikipedia where each user can have their own version of each article
- a Q&A website like Stack Overflow, where multiple people can give their views on a given topic, and the best ones are sorted by upvote. Except you don't need to wait for someone to ask first, and any topic goes, no matter how narrow or broad
This feature makes it possible for readers to find better explanations of any topic created by other writers. And it allows writers to create an explanation in a place that readers might actually find it.
Figure 1. Screenshot of the "Derivative" topic page. View it live at: ourbigbook.com/go/topic/derivativeVideo 2. OurBigBook Web topics demo. Source. - local editing: you can store all your personal knowledge base content locally in a plaintext markup format that can be edited locally and published either:This way you can be sure that even if OurBigBook.com were to go down one day (which we have no plans to do as it is quite cheap to host!), your content will still be perfectly readable as a static site.
- to OurBigBook.com to get awesome multi-user features like topics and likes
- as HTML files to a static website, which you can host yourself for free on many external providers like GitHub Pages, and remain in full control
Figure 2. You can publish local OurBigBook lightweight markup files to either OurBigBook.com or as a static website.
Figure 3. Visual Studio Code extension installation.
Figure 5. . You can also edit articles on the Web editor without installing anything locally. Video 3. Edit locally and publish demo. Source. This shows editing OurBigBook Markup and publishing it using the Visual Studio Code extension. 
- Infinitely deep tables of contents:
All our software is open source and hosted at: github.com/ourbigbook/ourbigbook
Further documentation can be found at: docs.ourbigbook.com
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