Microfluidic environments alter microbe behaviors, opening potential for engineering social evolution

Microfluidic environments alter microbe behaviors, opening potential for engineering social evolution

Microbes are social beings. Much like humans, they communicate and cooperate with each other to solve problems bigger than themselves. In a microbial community, there will even be free riders, and others that police them. So, what if researchers could influence their social evolution to promote certain behaviors? Doing so can be vital to solving … Read more