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Wall Street Journal – Dictyostelium Slime Mold Race!

Dr. Debra Brock is featured in the Wall Street Journal article about the upcoming Dictyostelium slime mold race! http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304450904579369372368336300

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Futurity – Buy Low Sell High – How Microbe ‘Markets’ are a lot like Wall Street

http://www.futurity.org/microbe-markets-lot-like-wall-street/

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EurekAlert! – “Microbes buy low and sell high”

Microbes buy low and sell high Also the spoken version of the text can be heard on YouTube.

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The Times of India – ” Even microbes have a Dalal Street”

Even microbes have a Dalal Street

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Science Codex

Ignorance is Sometimes Bliss

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Debbie Brock’s paper has been selected by Faculty 1000

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Podcast by The Weekly Weinersmith

Listen to a podcast featuring Dr. Joan Strassmann on Dictyostelium discoideum – from July 18, 2013

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Podcast by Age of Discovery

Listen to a great podcast featuring Dr. Joan Strassmann! – from October 2, 2013

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Journal Club – December 10, 2013

Articles that will be discussed at journal club on December 10, 2013. (1) Orona-Tamayo et al (2013) Exclusive rewards in mutualisms: ant proteases and plant protease inhibitors create a lock–key system to protect Acacia food bodies from exploitation. Mol Ecol … Continue reading

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Journal Club – November 26, 2013

Articles that will be discussed in Journal Club. (1) Gorischek et al (2013) Fungal symbionts as manipulators of plant reproductive biology. Am Nat 181: 562-570. (2) Goto et al (2010) Selective flower abortion maintains moth cooperation in a newly discovered pollination mutualism. … Continue reading

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