Emergence of spatial structure in cell groups and the evolution of cooperation

On its own, a single cell cannot exert more than a microscopic influence on its immediate surroundings. However, via strength in numbers and the expression of cooperative phenotypes, such cells can enormously impact their environments. Simple cooperative phenotypes appear to abound in the microbial...

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Main Authors: Nadell, C, Foster, K, Xavier, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2010