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Lin Chao is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focused interest in several subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Developmental Biology, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's work explores a variety of biological and ecological topics. Key research areas include:

  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Genetic diversity and population structure

Lin Chao has contributed multiple papers to several research journals. Some recent publications are:

  • "Recovery from hybrid breakdown reveals a complex genetic architecture of mitonuclear incompatibilities," 2021, Molecular Ecology
  • "Survival of the weakest in non-transitive asymmetric interactions among strains of E. coli," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Allocation of gene products to daughter cells is determined by the age of the mother in single Escherichia coli cells," 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Spatial and temporal distribution of ribosomes in single cells reveals aging differences between old and new daughters of Escherichia coli," 2023, eLife
  • "Spatial and temporal distribution of ribosomes in single cells reveals aging differences between old and new daughters of Escherichia coli," 2024, eLife

Lin Chao frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • eLife
  • Marine ornithology
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Nature Communications
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

The scientist often collaborates with several coauthors. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Camilla U. Rang
  • Chao Shi
  • Audrey Menegaz Proenca
  • Chun Kuen Chan
  • Ricardo J. Pereira

Best Publications

  • Perspective: Evolution and detection of genetic robustness.

    J. Arjan G. M. de Visser;Joachim Hermisson;Günter P. Wagner;Lauren Ancel Meyers

  • Prisoner's dilemma in an RNA virus

    Paul E. Turner;Paul E. Turner;Lin Chao;Lin Chao

  • PERSPECTIVE:SIGN EPISTASIS AND GENETIC CONSTRAINT ON EVOLUTIONARY TRAJECTORIES

    Daniel M. Weinreich;Richard A. Watson;Lin Chao

  • Structured habitats and the evolution of anticompetitor toxins in bacteria.

    Lin Chao;Bruce R. Levin

  • Fitness of RNA virus decreased by Muller's ratchet.

    Lin Chao

  • RESOURCE-LIMITED GROWTH, COMPETITION, AND PREDATION: A MODEL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES WITH BACTERIA AND BACTERIOPHAGE

    Bruce R. Levin;Frank M. Stewart;Lin Chao

  • Evolution by small steps and rugged landscapes in the RNA virus phi6.

    Christina L. Burch;Lin Chao

  • Amelioration of the cost of conjugative plasmid carriage in Eschericha coli K12.

    Cecilia Dahlberg;Lin Chao

  • A Complex Community in a Simple Habitat: An Experimental Study with Bacteria and Phage

    Lin Chao;Bruce R. Levin;Frank M. Stewart

  • Evolvability of an RNA virus is determined by its mutational neighbourhood

    Christina L. Burch;Lin Chao

  • COMPETITION BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW MUTATING STRAINS OF ESCHERICHIA COLI.

    Lin Chao;Edward C. Cox

  • GENETIC MOSAICISM IN PLANTS AND CLONAL ANIMALS

    D E Gill;L Chao;and S L Perkins;J B Wolf

  • RAPID EVOLUTIONARY ESCAPE BY LARGE POPULATIONS FROM LOCAL FITNESS PEAKS IS LIKELY IN NATURE

    Daniel M. Weinreich;Lin Chao

  • Understanding the evolutionary fate of finite populations: the dynamics of mutational effects.

    Olin K Silander;Olivier Tenaillon;Olivier Tenaillon;Olivier Tenaillon;Lin Chao

  • On the evolutionary origin of aging.

    Martin Ackermann;Lin Chao;Carl T. Bergstrom;Michael Doebeli

  • Transposable elements as mutator genes in evolution

    Lin Chao;Christopher Vargas;Brian B. Spear;Edward C. Cox

  • Epistasis and its consequences for the evolution of natural populations

    Charles B. Fenster;Laura F. Galloway;Lin Chao

  • The Rate of Compensatory Mutation in the DNA Bacteriophage φX174

    Art Poon;Lin Chao

  • SIGN EPISTASIS AND GENETIC CONSTRAINT ON EVOLUTIONARY TRAJECTORIES

    Daniel M. Weinreich;Richard A. Watson;Lin Chao

  • EVOLUTION AND DETECTION OF GENETIC ROBUSTNESS

    J. Arjan G. M. De Visser;Joachim Hermisson;Lauren Ancel Meyers;Homayoun Bagheri-Chaichian

Frequent Co-Authors

Olivier Tenaillon
Olivier Tenaillon Université Paris Cité
Santiago F. Elena
Santiago F. Elena Santa Fe Institute
Michael J. Sailor
Michael J. Sailor University of California, San Diego
Claus O. Wilke
Claus O. Wilke The University of Texas at Austin
Bruce R. Levin
Bruce R. Levin Emory University
Tore Midtvedt
Tore Midtvedt Karolinska Institute
Edward C. Cox
Edward C. Cox Princeton University
James M. Cheverud
James M. Cheverud Loyola University Chicago
Andreas Wagner
Andreas Wagner University of Zurich

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