A Forest of the Fruiting Bodies of the Social Amoeba <I>Dictyselium discoideum</I> (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

A Forest of the Fruiting Bodies of the Social Amoeba <I>Dictyselium discoideum</I>

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An amoeba that must succeed at both single-celled and multicellular living to pass on its genes, Dicty allows scientists to ask questions about cooperation and cheating in multicellular organisms.

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Scott Solomon

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