Mixed bacterial communities evolve to share resources, not compete

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 16:00 in Biology & Nature

New research shows how bacteria evolve to increase ecosystem functioning by recycling each other's waste. The study provides some of the first evidence for how interactions between species shape evolution when there is a diverse community.

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