A Mixture of “Cheats” and “Co-Operators” Can Enable Maximal Group Benefit

It is commonly assumed that the world would be best off if everyone co-operates. Experimental and mathematical analysis of “co-operation” in yeast show why this isn't always the case.

• Publication year

  2010

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  PLoS Biology

• Publication date

  2010-09-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000486PMID 20856906PMCID 2939026
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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