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Richard Lenski | University Distinguished Professor 2023

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Richard Lenski’s research has literally been evolving his entire career. He studies how evolution works in real time, working with microorganisms leading to insights into how to battle microbes like Covid, and in the digital world by applying his science to self-replicating and evolving computer programs. Lenski was named a Michigan State University Distinguished professor in 2023.

Aired: 11/20/23
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