A single gene leads yeast cells to cooperate against threats

Friday, November 14, 2008 - 15:49 in Biology & Nature

An ingenious social behaviour that mobilises yeast cells to cooperate in protecting each other from stress, antibiotics, and other dangers is driven by the activity of a single gene, scientists report this week in the journal Cell...

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