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May 02, 2013

Cheating favors extinction
Boston MA (SPX) May 02, 2013
Cooperative behaviour is widely observed in nature, but there remains the possibility that so-called 'cheaters' can exploit the system, taking without giving, with uncertain consequences for the social unit as a whole. A new study has found that a yeast colony dominated by non-producers ('cheaters') is more likely to face extinction than one consisting entirely of producers ('co-operators'). The findings, published in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Alvaro Sanchez and Jeff Gore from the Ma ... read more

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