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Evolution on acid

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The prediction of marine microbial responses to ocean acidification is a key challenge for marine biologists. Experimental evolution offers a powerful tool for understanding the forces that will shape tomorrow's microbial communities under global change.

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Figure 1: Experimental evolution in the oceans.

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  1. Sinéad Collins is at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK,

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