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Rick Hudson is a Senior Professional Lecturer in the College of Science and Health at DePaul University, teaching undergraduate courses including Evolution and Society (Bio 104), The Science Behind Human Health (Bio 105), Introduction to Biology with Lab (Bio 155), Nature in the City (LSP 110), and Genetically Modified Crops (LSP 112).
As an evolutionary biologist specializing in microorganisms, his research examines the adaptive advantage of natural genetic transformation in bacteria, altruistic behaviors in slime mold amoebas (where cells sacrifice themselves for non-relatives' dispersal), and the clay hypothesis for life's origin—proposing inorganic crystals evolve via natural selection through heritable surface defects affecting growth rates.
His publications reveal consistent focus on evolutionary mechanisms in microbial systems, particularly bacterial mutation genetics and social evolution in cellular slime molds, demonstrating how natural selection operates at microscopic scales across diverse biological contexts.
Scientific Awards: None mentioned.
Advising and Grants: No information provided regarding student advising, research grants, or laboratory funding.
