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How cooperation can trump competition in monkeys

How cooperation can trump competition in monkeys | Science News | Scoop.it
Being the top dog — or, in this case, the top gelada monkey — is even better if the alpha male is willing to concede at times to subordinates, according to a study by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Michigan and Duke University.

Alpha male geladas who allowed subordinate competitors into their group had a longer tenure as leader, resulting in an average of three more offspring each during their lifetimes.


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Mixed bacterial communities evolve to share resources, not compete

Mixed bacterial communities evolve to share resources, not compete | Science News | Scoop.it
New research shows how bacteria evolve to increase ecosystem functioning by recycling each other's waste. The study provides some of the first evidence for how interactions between species shape evolution when there is a diverse community.


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Science overturns view of humans as naturally 'nasty'

Science overturns view of humans as naturally 'nasty' | Science News | Scoop.it
Biological research increasingly debunks the view of humanity as competitive, aggressive and brutish, a leading specialist in primate behavior told a major science conference Monday.
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Robots teach students to compete, cooperate

Robots teach students to compete, cooperate | Science News | Scoop.it
Robots teach students to compete, cooperate | districts, competition, students, robotics, region, held, utpa, competed, immersed, valley (Robots teach students to compete, cooperate http://t.co/BA7iledK...

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Genetic similarity promotes cooperation

Genetic similarity promotes cooperation | Science News | Scoop.it
In a dog-eat-dog world of ruthless competition and ‘survival of the fittest,’ new research reveals that individuals are genetically programmed to work together and cooperate with those who most resemble themselves.
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