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Stuart Newman is a Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy at the New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. He is a prominent evolutionary developmental biologist, well known for his pioneering work on vertebrate limb development and the role of physical mechanisms in development and morphological evolution. Katrina Falkenberg is the science communication and outreach officer for the EES research program. She interviewed Stuart about physical mechanisms of development and their importance for understanding evolution.

Part I: ‘Synergistic Selection’: It could be called Holistic Darwinism