A charitable deed by a few cells in a bacterial culture can help the rest of that population survive in the presence of antibiotics. This finding can aid further research into a major problem in public health.
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Youk, H., van Oudenaarden, A. Altruistic defence. Nature 467, 34–35 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/467034a
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