Two decades taken at speed: genomics, cell biology, ecology, and evolution of protists

Joel B. Dacks; Michael L. Ginger

doi:10.1186/s12915-023-01787-9

Two decades taken at speed: genomics, cell biology, ecology, and evolution of protists

Joel B. Dacks, Michael L. Ginger

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Abstract

In dynamic scientific fields, two decades can be an eternity, with technical and conceptual advances leading to drastically changed landscapes and paradigms. Noted natural philosopher Ferris Bueller once opined, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t look around once in a while, you could miss it”, and at the 20-year anniversary of BMC Biology , it is worth a “look around” at the field of evolutionary protistology. Things look quite differently today than they did when BMC Biology was founded.

Original language	English
Article number	283
Number of pages	4
Journal	BMC Biology
Volume	21
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-023-01787-9
Publication status	Published - 29 Dec 2023

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