Understanding the mechanism by which IFNa treatment leads to removal of the HCV virus from an infected cell is of interest to Associate Professor Peter White.
Experimental Evolution - Characterising Group Selection
Natural selection operates at different levels of biological complexity, including genes, single cells and multicellular organisms. While it is generally accepted that natural selection also acts on populations of organisms as an evolutionary unit, most researchers deny the possibility that communities or multi-species mixtures of populations have enough identity to be selected for or against. We have developed two experimental systems using different bacteria and protozoa to probe the boundary between group and community level selection. This project asks if individuals make sacrifices for the good of a community.
BABS personnel that are responsible for this project