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James Clark is a Research Fellow at the Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, affiliated with the Milner Centre for Evolution. His research focuses on evolutionary biology, plant evolution, genome evolution, and molecular genetics. He investigates topics such as bacterial evolution, stomatal development, and the timing of flowering plant diversification. Clark has contributed to over 25 peer-reviewed publications and collaborates internationally on evolutionary studies.
His work explores how genetic and environmental factors influence adaptation, including studies on genetic variance in novel environments and the role of developmental genes in plant morphology. Key research themes include molecular clocks, fossil record interpretation, and the evolutionary implications of whole-genome duplications. Clark’s findings have been widely cited and featured in outlets like Science and New Phytologist.
Notable contributions include reconstructing bacterial evolutionary timelines linked to oxygen adaptation and resolving uncertainties in angiosperm diversification dates. His interdisciplinary approach bridges genetics, ecology, and paleontology to address fundamental questions in evolutionary biology.
