Altruistic defence

Hyun Youk and Alexander van Oudenaarden
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Hyun Youk: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA. avano@mit.edu
Alexander van Oudenaarden: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA. avano@mit.edu

Nature, 2010, vol. 467, issue 7311, 34-35

Abstract: A charitable deed by a few cells in a bacterial culture can help the rest of that population survive in the presence of antibiotics. This finding can aid further research into a major problem in public health.

Date: 2010
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