Harvard University
A single gene leads yeast cells to cooperate against threats
Published in Law and Health Weekly, December 6th, 2008
An ingenious social behavior that mobilizes yeast cells to cooperate in protecting each other from stress, antibiotics, and other dangers is driven by the activity of a single gene, scientists report this week in the journal Cell. The cooperating cells use the same gene, dubbed FLO1, as a marker for detecting "cheaters," cells that try to profit from the group's protection without investing in the group's welfare.
The research -- which shows that even the simplest organisms are capable of sophisticated social discriminations in nature -- was conducted primarily by scientists at Harvard University, the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, and the Catholic...
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