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http://myxo.css.msu.edu/~dule/pdf/Misevic2009.pdf
Researchers in New Zealand investigate the evolution of sex based on different fitness habitats.  The relationship between genotype and fitness is known as the fitness landscape. 
These researchers investigated three types of fitness landscapes, smooth random, and NK (rugged landscape).  Using computer simulations, they found that the evolution of sex is different for different landscapes.  They [...]

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http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0008748
Researchers studying tripartite mutualism in ant species at the University of Wisconsin found in vitro antagonistic reactions between the actinobacteria and cultivar fungus while in vivo reactions were less understood. Fungus was paired with a specific strain of the bacteria and interactions were measured through biomass inhibition/accumulation. Although in vivo results yielded less conclusive data, [...]

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