A spotlight on bacterial mutations for 75 years

A spotlight on bacterial mutations for 75 years

A spotlight on bacterial mutations for 75 years, Published online: 26 November 2018; doi:10.1038/d41586-018-07521-8

In the debate about how bacterial mutations arise, an experiment in 1943 showed that they can occur spontaneously and independently of a selection pressure. This study also popularized the use of maths-driven analysis of biological data.