https://www.lynchlab-cme.com/current-lab-members daily 0.75 2026-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621727222241-ZX0YPH6WGBPCIQ8XSHRV/Michael-Lynch.jpg Current Lab Members - Michael Lynch mlynch11@asu.edu Our research focuses on mechanisms of evolution at the gene, genomic, cellular, and phenotypic levels giving special attention to the role of mutation, random genetic drift, and recombination. We are especially interested in building evolutionary theory from first principles in population genetics and biophysics, and using this theory to explain patterns of phenotypic variation across the Tree of Life. Model organisms employed include the microcrustacean Daphnia, the ciliated protozoan Paramecium, and various other microbial species. Methodologies include high-throughput methods in genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics; high-performance computing; and mathematical analysis. Link to Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/eb046e87-8b8c-48dc-8999-78e5bd1d998f/Barkley_Aubrey+%282%29.jpg Current Lab Members - Aubrey Barkley ambarkl1@asu.edu Research Technician I am an undergraduate and former NASA intern who is researching the link between the Volvocine algae and the evolution of multicellularity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/73a283d1-b337-4ee2-bf6f-8e8c2f68b095/image_50441217.JPG Current Lab Members - Logan Graham lsgraham@asu.edu Research Technician I am the technician responsible for the overview of Daphnia related projects, and maintenance of live daphnia and algae cultures. Currently, I am also pursuing a Master's degree in Microbiology. My project is focused on recombining evolved E. coli strains with an MMR- background to test the bounds of mutation rate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/62ca3bf9-239e-4e81-8dd2-dd30cfc2eeeb/2021-05-18_Lynchphoto_SamM.jpg Current Lab Members - Samuel Miller Samuel.Miller.1@asu.edu Research Specialist Sr In addition to leading day-to-day duties as the laboratory manager, I am involved in maintaining the Paramecium cultures and research duties in the lab. I also assist with experimental design/upkeep on multiple experiments and am completing/continuing a mass sequencing workflow required for various genomic analyzes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/66c62dbb-95dc-4c82-86c7-f714d6c7087e/Picture.jpg Current Lab Members - Ravina Telkar rtelkar@asu.edu Research Specialist I focus on genomics analysis and population genetics in Paramecium, using bioinformatics to study genetic diversity, evolutionary dynamics, and species relationships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/8b6fb277-63a9-4c7f-8ede-3e3a62c495f4/Hisham_Ali.png Current Lab Members - Hisham Ali ahisham@asu.edu Postdoctoral Researcher I am interested in using mathematical models to understand the genomic effects of different microevolutionary processes. I am currently working on (1) modeling the effects of fluctuating selection, and (2) developing theoretical models to understand the conditions that favour or discourage different coevolutionary states. Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/83767daa-b1e7-4b7f-b1b9-b084b285c314/20230903_182633.jpg Current Lab Members - Farhan Ali fali29@asu.edu Postdoctoral Researcher My interest is in understanding the evolutionary forces that shape patterns of genetic variation over a genome and across species. At Lynch lab, I am working on estimating effective population sizes across the Tree of Life while accounting for selection on synonymous sites. I also analyze Paramecium genomes to understand variation in selective constraints across closely related species. Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/658945de-eb5d-4f6e-9152-20eb9cb767cd/sbaehr.png Current Lab Members - Stephan Baehr sbaehr@asu.edu Postdoctoral Researcher Stephan researches mutation rates of all sorts, and is interested in the causes and consequences of mutation rate variation. Interests include the biology of aging, the mutagenicity of CRISPR, and the mutation rate of organisms with small genomes. Stephan shares a fundamental interest in the rate of variation increase in biological systems. He wishes to understand better the physics of organisms that have evolved lower rates of variance accumulation over time. Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/17f3779a-6515-4845-a56e-f3a8cbac5368/Berenice-JimenezMarin.jpg Current Lab Members - Berenice Jimenez-Marin ljimnezm@asu.edu Postdoctoral Researcher I am interested in studying major evolutionary transitions, especially multicellularity, but overall aim to harness both experimental and bioinformatic approaches to tackle biological questions integratively. Currently, I am working towards bettering our understanding of the evolution of promoter architectures using a unicellular ciliate model system. Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/926b43db-9567-4591-b917-dc24677aeae5/Photo+on+08-08-24+at+10.29+AM.jpg Current Lab Members - Kunaal Joshi kjoshi35@asu.edu Postdoctoral Researcher I have a background in mathematical modeling of stochastic dynamical systems, and am currently investigating the evolution of the scaling patterns of cell size and growth rate across the tree of life. Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/efec14ac-983d-41b5-8800-59834db0eb00/Almoro.jpeg Current Lab Members - Almorò Scarpa ascarpa1@asu.edu Postdoctoral Researcher I am interested in how transposable elements shape genome evolution, with a particular focus on their dynamics in natural populations. My work combines population genetic theory with genomic and bioinformatic approaches to understand how transposable elements spread, persist, or are eliminated, and what this means for genome evolution more broadly. Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621586823616-5U491HIQXXZ4EVDLESM2/PaulSchavemaker.png Current Lab Members - Paul Schavemaker pschavem@asu.edu Assistant Research Scientist I have interest in: (1) Determining the cost-benefit relations for cellular features such as flagella, cytoskeleton, mitochondria, and the endomembrane system – examining a diverse set of single-celled species. (2) Combining these relations with evolutionary theory to illuminate the origin of eukaryotes. Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/74aa0684-744d-4672-a4a6-3eb450a3953c/Ryan-Stikeleather.jpg Current Lab Members - Ryan Stikeleather Ryan.Stikeleather@asu.edu Postdoctoral Researcher I’m interested in understanding what factors influence translation error rates and how to systematically quantify those error rates in multiple organisms across the tree of life. Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621466890697-MWKFW2LZXOI6JQ3GXHZO/2021-05-18_Lynchphoto_BogiT.jpg Current Lab Members - Bogoljub Trickovic btrickov@asu.edu I am interested in understanding the mechanistic causes of various scaling laws in evolutionary cell biology. Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/c81f771d-9710-4f01-bb07-70f017f5d354/GYW.jpg Current Lab Members - Guangying Wang gwang128@asu.edu Postdoctoral Researcher I am interested in the genetics, genomics, and evolutionary biology of ciliated protozoa. Currently, I am focusing on the comparative aspects of cell biology among different species, as well as analyzing a large-scale population genomics dataset of ciliates. Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/d245215c-3645-4985-b546-af13d08d423e/DSC00768.JPG Current Lab Members - Charlotte Bony cbony@asu.edu I am interested in single-cell RNA sequencing in a phylogenetics context. I am using machine learning and topological data analysis (TDA) techniques to analyse these data in Daphnia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/48d28a47-1563-4345-b962-7805cf8bd304/photo_2025-02-10+11.08.51.jpeg Current Lab Members - Nikta Jabbarzadeh njabbarz@asu.edu I am interested in investigating the hydrodynamic effects on the motility of microorganisms. Currently, I am working on producing volumetric images and extracting flow fields to (1) improve motility cost calculations through enhancements to the Paramecium body model and (2) identify swimming states in three-dimensional space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/de2e36fe-d69a-48b2-8981-2f7a76dcd561/ManLin.jpg Current Lab Members - Man Lin mlin61@asu.edu My research interest are: (1) molecular coevolution, with specific focus on interaction between the nucleus and organelles; (2) cell-type evolution. Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/00cbbe35-eb01-4e4e-98b4-2406208157eb/FB_IMG_1768750473870.jpg Current Lab Members - Gabriela Procopio gprocop1@asu.edu Visiting Ph.D Student I am interested in Molecular Evolution, specifically in gene duplication events. My focus is on understanding gene family dynamics across genomes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/803634de-6017-4f9c-987e-3dedf6152319/che1.jpg Current Lab Members - Chetana Vendanaparthy cvedanap@asu.edu My research focuses on studying the evolution of E. coli chimeras and wildtypes and estimating their growth and metabolic rates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/c15df56c-9e92-43d2-8994-47a5cffae5d3/Alexander_Day.jpg Current Lab Members - Alexander Day aaday3@asu.edu My focus is on the Volvocales clade of algae to study how multicellularity affects the energy budget of cells. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/c5332548-a83a-4400-86d7-6beeed50dd89/Methila.jpg Current Lab Members - Methila Sarker Pooja mpooja1@asu.edu I am currently pursuing a Master's degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology, with a keen interest in population genetics, mutation accumulation, and the biology of aging. My current research revolves around microcrustaceans Daphnia, with a primary focus on identifying the factors that explain the differences in the lifespans of Daphnia pulicaria and Daphnia pulex. https://www.lynchlab-cme.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-03-04 https://www.lynchlab-cme.com/former-lab-members-1 daily 0.75 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621826887846-6OHQHY7H7ZZSEAHGTRR4/charlie_baer.gif Former Lab Members - Charles F. Baer Professor, University of Florida Link to Baer Lab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621730807194-ODNXMHTV01CQXMM38GEQ/MeganBehringer.jpg Former Lab Members - Megan Behringer Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt Link to the Behringer Lab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621730965764-6Q2HNOQII0J1S76H5CDU/JefferyBlanchard.jpg Former Lab Members - Jeffrey Blanchard Co-Director, UMass Center for Microbiome Research Associate Professor, Biology Department, UMass Amherst Link to the Blanchard Lab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621731594725-IDOE3H68VPML0BJG32S2/LydiaBright.jpg Former Lab Members - Lydia Bright Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, State University of New York at New Paltz Link to Webpage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621827947143-S8ZTKVQ2VJ0OI31UFRI6/FracenscoCatania.jpeg Former Lab Members - Francesco Catania Research Group leader, WWU Münster, Germany Link to Webpage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621828293394-Y7WEU5L7NLJJKM2KSXD0/colbourne-john.jpg Former Lab Members - John Colbourne Professor, Chair of Environmental Genomics, University of Birmingham Link to Webpage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621828641768-6TYLHB3ZF4H7PSTRA8JH/TeresaCrease.png Former Lab Members - Teresa Crease Professor and Associate Dean (Graduate Studies), University of Guelph Link to Webpage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621831150196-DR1C5B4GDFVJDTIJWOM9/melania_cristescu.jpg Former Lab Members - Melania Cristescu Associate Professor Canada Research Chair in Ecological Genomics, McGill University Link to the Cristescu Lab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621831583974-S64BG99PKU04OL7GXPU7/dee-denver.jpg Former Lab Members - Dee R. Denver Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University Link to Webpage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/bfaa3408-c955-4bb2-aebe-30875b4890c5/ArchanaPhoto.jpg Former Lab Members - Archana Devi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621831944022-44ZI6LG4YH60WARIGU87/doak-thomas.jpg Former Lab Members - Thomas Doak Manager, Principal Investigator, National Center for Genome Analysis Support, Indiana University Bloomington Adjunct Senior Research Scientist, Biology, Indiana University Bloomington Link to Webpage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621832565487-DIV0Y2KMP3T336T4SY85/Jeff_Dudycha.jpg Former Lab Members - Jeffrey Dudycha Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina Link to the Dudycha Lab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621895905491-M6AZP2N9QM3WKA7QIONG/Brian-Eads.jpg Former Lab Members - Brian Eads Senior Data Scientist at Bayer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621834819885-K4M5LYZBUCVEY7Z4NX1C/Suzanne-Edmands.jpg Former Lab Members - Suzanne Edmands Professorship in Science and Engineering and Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California Link to the Edmands Lab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621882748739-YCTDF4LGB9Q6D9OOEBOF/MichaelFugate.png Former Lab Members - Michael Fugate Academic Coordinator, University of California Riverside Link to Webpage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621883455314-NV64ALE9DI2P9PEXHCD5/Xiang+Gao.jpg Former Lab Members - Xiang Gao Assistant Professor, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621883688931-5VSFS5L99ZRQS3C5JBCD/Jean-FrancoisGout.jpg Former Lab Members - Jean-Francois Gout Assistant Professor of Computational Biology, Mississippi State University Link to the Gout Lab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/8205a77e-44da-45ef-9dd9-12eb7a60ddf3/susmita.jpg Former Lab Members - Susmita Halder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621463831847-O06SALUAMF4J30MZXEPG/YueHao_crop.jpg Former Lab Members - Yue Hao Research Assistant Professor in the Berens and Barthel Labs, TGen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621884185668-WIWANE0EWEHVNCJ068KN/LauraHiggins.jpg Former Lab Members - Laura Higgins JMP Systems Engineer Link to JMP Profile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621463975440-X5ZWMLE2I64I5MY14ZXL/2021-05-18_Lynchphoto_WeiChinHo.jpg Former Lab Members - Wei-Chin Ho Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Tyler Link to his github https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621884495640-7UWX09EVZOGQRPPWCL1O/DavidHoule.jpg Former Lab Members - David Houle Professor, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University Link to the Houle Lab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621886313271-3B4OHBSFESJMH8S59YFI/XiaoqianJiang.jpg Former Lab Members - Xiaoqian Jiang Systems Biology, CrownBio Inc., Suzhou, Jiangsu, China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621885818444-XP9MPH7P6WN5Q7IMW3JV/Sibel-Kucukyildirim-2.jpg Former Lab Members - Sibel Kucukyildirim ResearchAssistant, Department of Biology Hacetepe Üniversitesi Link to Webpage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621886903681-3FLLIRNCIKS0BF11YXHO/HonganLong.png Former Lab Members - Hongan Long Professor, Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China Link to Webpage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621887319626-B8XJLXDXYZT06W6ASCGN/IgnasiLucas.jpg Former Lab Members - Ignaci Lucas Professor, Department of Genetics, University of Valencia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621887755240-AWTENNFTW9NHFP61X5JE/GeorgiMarinov.jpeg Former Lab Members - Georgi Marinov Postdoctoral Researcher, The Greenleaf Lab, Stanford University Link to the Greenleaf Lab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621896573649-YD3D526WV9MFPOEVU151/TakahiroMaruki.PNG Former Lab Members - Takahiro Maruki Postdoctoral Researcher, McGill University Link to GitHub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/37550603-137e-4982-8872-751e3cb93b00/scott.png Former Lab Members - Scott Menor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621888622441-8NOV41OSZQBOJL4DASIT/Phillip-Morin.jpg Former Lab Members - Phillip A. Morin Research Molecular Geneticist, Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center Link to Webpage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621890308889-SF6EXHK0R52CBLA6TE50/martin_ohely_photo.jpg Former Lab Members - Martin O'Hely Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Medicine, Deakin University Link to Webpage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621890438846-E5DQMYJMNETOOVC3C1UN/CarolinaPenalvaArana.jpg Former Lab Members - Carolina Peñalva-Arana Molecular Ecologist, United States Environmental Protection Agency Link to EPA Research Spotlight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621464057892-3KSO4UTBV8GMOZ56RX32/TaylorRaborn.jpg Former Lab Members - R. Taylor Raborn Link to his webpage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621891072659-3M7TVZO7A5C5N84N0GG8/barrierobison.jpg Former Lab Members - Barrie Robison Professor; Director, IBEST, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho Link to Webpage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621891763082-Y8MKK54IJMLUHPIZUM3C/Stewart+Schultz.jpg Former Lab Members - Stewart Schultz Ecologist, University of Zadar Author of Book: “The Northwest Coast: A Natural History” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621891896442-TGPQUF0KOHMNHI3I6XL3/DouglasScofield.jpeg Former Lab Members - Douglas Scofield Research Bioinformatician, Uppsala University, Uppsala Sweden Link to Webpage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621892202996-7WQNTCOYD868BDUDBQMA/KenSpitze.jpg Former Lab Members - Ken Spitze Visiting Lecturer, Biology, Indiana University Bloomington Link to Webpage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621892267231-2DVCA7JR4RZATP1SI6FN/Way_Sung_photo.jpg Former Lab Members - Way Sung Assistant Professor, College of Computing and Informatics, University of North Carolina Charlotte Link to Webpage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621893011876-8K631KCD85CFXN3DDDGW/AbrahamTucker.jpg Former Lab Members - Abraham E. Tucker Chair, Associate Professor of Biology, Embree Professorship, Department of Biology, Southern Arkansas University Link to Webpage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/0e1dcbab-9029-4804-87a7-b8ae002873ff/8299f14dbe0054fa8bd61b06bbb83f2f.JPG Former Lab Members - Wen Wei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621893639553-V36D6RYRVFHGQ62W4JJ9/JohnWillis.png Former Lab Members - John Willis Professor, Department of Biology, Duke University Link to the Willis Lab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621893690882-0C90F7ZNA4UOWUSN72TM/sen-xu.jpg Former Lab Members - Sen Xu Assistant Professor, Biology, University of Texas Arlington Link to the Xu Lab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621465148806-6B3JXTC9W0Z3YJKN1L1P/ZhiqiangYe.jpg Former Lab Members - Zhiqiang Ye Professor, Principal Investigator School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621899044046-HIMYUXL1CN97HYVSU70Q/MatthewAckerman.jpg Former Lab Members - Matthew Ackerman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1622064750559-5GLLR96P02P2F6MRTQ6F/Desiree+Allen.jpg Former Lab Members - Desiree Allen Managing Director, Marine Produce Australia (MPA) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621900250416-CF9XJ52GTU49DYKT7EUO/Hong-Wen+Deng.jpg Former Lab Members - Hong-Wen Deng Professor & Chief, Division of Biomedical Informatics & Genomics Director, Center for Biomedical Informatics & Genomics, Tulane University School of Medicine Link to Webpage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621900606886-VH3ODM835JYCFS73P7VB/SuzanneEstes.jpg Former Lab Members - Suzanne Estes Associate Professor, Biology, Portland State University Link to Webpage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/1621882256712-CTB7GMI82EKS06UPZ3NB/AllanForce.PNG Former Lab Members - Allan Force From one of the most cited papers in Genetics of all time (link to the paper) to music. 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(A, B) Distribution of intron and intergenic length across Paramecium genomes; (A) P. tetraurelia and (B) P. caudatum. Mean intron lengths in P. tetraurelia and P. caudatum: 25 and 22 bp; median intergenic length in P. tetraurelia and P. caudatum: 161 and 43 bp. Parul Johri, Sascha Krenek, Georgi K. Marinov, Thomas G. Doak, Thomas U. Berendonk, Michael Lynch, Population Genomics of Paramecium Species, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 34, Issue 5, May 2017, Pages 1194–1216, Link to Paper https://www.lynchlab-cme.com/research/evolutionary-cell-biology monthly 0.5 2021-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a5706661b7982c47299fad/7ece7057-64f3-47e7-bfbe-35864d80078a/Graph+for+Evolutionary+Cell+Biology+page.jpg Research - Evolutionary Cell Biology - Make it stand out Scaling of the maximum growth rate with organism size for a wide variety of phylogenetic groups. In bacteria, there is positive scaling, whereas in eukaryotes it is reversed. We surmise that natural selection in bacteria is highly efficient, with growth rate declining with increasing size, owing to the relative reduction in cell walls and membranes. In contrast, the missing growth-rate potential in eukaryotes of increasing size is potentially attributable to a reduction in the efficiency of natural selection. The horizontal lines denote the absolute upper bounds to growth rate based on the cost and translation capacities of ribosomes.