Nature Communications
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The effects of contemporaneous peer punishment on cooperation with the future
Can peer punishment facilitate successful cooperation with the future? The results of an experiment with human participants show that (i) without punishment, cooperation with the future is difficult, and (ii) punishment is only partially successful to sustain many generations.
More than just a NAP
Signaling by the second messenger c-di-GMP in bacteria has been studied for over 30 years but its many functions keep surprising us. Especially c-di-GMP effectors are very diverse, allowing this second messenger to affect a large number of cellular processes.
Rubbing salt into the tumour?
Written by Lei Dong & Chunming Wang