The selfish germ

Andrew F. Read

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.2003250

The selfish germ

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Curiosity about the sex life of a wasp led to a new way of thinking and a powerful demonstration that evolutionary science could be predictive. That same approach could help find ways to slow or prevent treatment failures in cancer and infectious diseases.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	e2003250
Journal	PLoS biology
Volume	15
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2003250
State	Published - Jul 12 2017

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
Immunology and Microbiology(all)
Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)

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The selfish germ

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