BioinformaticsProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewed
Alternating lysis and lysogeny is a winning strategy in bacteriophages due to Parrondo's Paradox
Kang Hao Cheong, Tao Wen, Sean Benler…·Eugene V. Koonin
The paper shows that a bacteriophage can outcompete another by alternating between lysis and lysogeny, demonstrating Parrondo's Paradox in phage evolution.
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