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Vanderbilt Biologists Test Evolutionary Theories With Novel Empirical Study of 'Cheater' Mitochondria
September 26, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 26 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news:

Vanderbilt University biologists are testing the theoretical understanding of "cheating" and "cooperative" behavior in mitochondria--the organelles that generate cellular energy--with findings that provide new evolutionary insights into why selfishness and cooperation can coexist among populations.

Maulik Patel and Ann Tate, both assistant professors of biolog . . .

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