Genetic similarity promotes cooperation
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 22:30
in Biology & Nature
In a dog-eat-dog world of ruthless competition and ‘survival of the fittest,’ new research reveals that individuals are genetically programmed to work together and cooperate with those who most resemble themselves.
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