The public goods hypothesis for the evolution of life on Earth
<p>Abstract</p> <p>It is becoming increasingly difficult to reconcile the observed extent of horizontal gene transfers with the central metaphor of a great tree uniting all evolving entities on the planet. In this manuscript we describe the Public Goods Hypothesis and show that it...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-08-01
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Series: | Biology Direct |
Online Access: | http://www.biology-direct.com/content/6/1/41 |