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The econometrics of evolution

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Examples abound in nature in which organisms adapt and optimize their fitness in a given environment. A new study demonstrates that a cellular cost-benefit analysis drives growth optimization over the course of evolution by attenuation of protein expression levels.

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Figure 1: Combining experiments and computational models to assess evolutionary protein optimization.

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