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Cheater-resistance is not futile.

Nature - 15 Oct 2009

Khare Anupama, Santorelli Lorenzo A, Strassmann Joan E, Queller David C, Kuspa Adam, Shaulsky Gad

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Cooperative social systems are susceptible to cheating by individuals that reap the benefits of cooperation without incurring the costs. There are various theoretical mechanisms for the repression of cheating and many have been tested experimentally. One possibility that has not been tested rigor...

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PMID: 19794414
DOI: 10.1038/nature08472

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