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Marco Colnaghi

Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamORCID 0000-0002-5641-9324Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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First growth, then information: the path to genetic heredity in protocells

Raquel Nunes Palmeira, Marco Colnaghi, Andrew Pomiankowski, Nick J. Lane

This paper develops a mathematical model showing that growth-supporting functions evolved before informational processes in protocells, establishing a fundamental constraint on the origin of genetic heredity.

bioRxiv · Nov 17, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Power asymmetry destabilizes reciprocal cooperation in social dilemmas

Marco Colnaghi, Fernando P. Santos, Paul A. M. Van Lange, Daniel P. Balliet

This study shows power asymmetry reduces cooperation in social dilemmas, with different effects in prisoners' dilemma and snowdrift game.

Journal of Theoretical Biology · Apr 7, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology