Amoebae control cheating by keeping it in the family

No one likes a cheater, even a single-celled one. New research from Rice University shows how cooperative single-celled amoebae rely on family ties to keep cheaters from undermining the health of their colonies. The research appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in May.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news102862852.html">Amoebae control cheating by keeping it in the family</a></p> <p>No one likes a cheater, even a single-celled one. New research from Rice University shows how cooperative single-celled amoebae rely on family ties to keep cheaters from undermining the health of their colonies. The research appeared in the <i>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</i> in May.</p>