In amoeba world, cheating doesn't pay
Rice, Baylor researchers find nobility among single-celled creatures
05-Oct-2009 -
Cheaters may prosper in the short term, but over time they seem doomed to fail, at least in the microscopic world of amoebas where natural selection favors the noble. But why? Shouldn't "survival of the fittest" give the sneaky cheaters an edge? Not necessarily, as it turns out amoebas that ...
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