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A spore-forming bacterium can escape from social collapse and extinction with a single mutation that has a dramatic effect. Here is evidence that a cooperative system can recover from the very brink of destruction.

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  1. Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, Harvard University,
    Kevin R. Foster
  2. Bauer Center for Genomics Research, Harvard University, Cambridge, 02138, Massachusetts, USA
    Kevin R. Foster

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