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The Evolution of Cell-to-Cell Communication in a Sporulating Bacterium
(Public Library of Science, 2012)
Traditionally microorganisms were considered to be autonomous organisms that could be studied in isolation. However, over the last decades cell-to-cell communication has been found to be ubiquitous. By secreting molecular ...
Selection for Replicases in Protocells
(Public Library of Science, 2013)
We consider a world of nucleotide sequences and protocells. The sequences have the property of spontaneous self-replication. Some sequences - so-called replicases - have enzymatic activity in the sense of enhancing the ...
Cooperation and the Fate of Microbial Societies
(Public Library of Science, 2013)
Microorganisms have been cooperating with each other for billions of years: by sharing resources, communicating with each other, and joining together to form biofilms and other large structures. These cooperative behaviors ...