Studies of three bacterial strains engaged in an interaction that mimics the game 'rock–paper–scissors' show the importance of localized interactions in maintaining biodiversity.
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Nowak, M., Sigmund, K. Bacterial game dynamics. Nature 418, 138–139 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/418138a
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