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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025

Student-led experimental evolution reveals novel biofilm regulators of adaptation to multiple niches.

Abigail M Matela, Colton W Siatkowski, Changhua Yan, Sachin Thiagarajan, Vaughn S Cooper

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Abigail M MatelaUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Colton W SiatkowskiUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Changhua YanUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Sachin ThiagarajanUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Vaughn S CooperUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7726-0765

Funding

EvolvingSTEM: authentic classroom research curriculum to enhance inclusion and agency in modern life scienceR25AI180989 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Vaughn Cooper · 2023 to 2026
$1.1M
NIAID NIH HHS R25 AI180989
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We established a research-education partnership, EvolvingSTEM, that currently provides thousands of secondary school students the opportunity to conduct authentic research experiments centered on microbial evolution each year. Providing high school students access to research experiences not only improves learning and can have positive and long-lasting impacts on their attitudes towards science, but also gives them the opportunity to make impactful scientific contributions. Through EvolvingSTEM, students evolve populations of

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PMCPMC12157681

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