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Open AccessThe role of the ecological scaffold in the origin and maintenance of whole-group trait altruism in microbial populations
Kin and multilevel selection provide explanations for the existence of altruism based on traits or processes that enhance the inclusive fitness of an altruist individual. Kin selection is often based on indivi...
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Recent Innovations & Daily Problems
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Evidence of shear-dependent boundary slip in newtonian liquids
The flow of Newtonian fluids was studied by directly measuring the hydrodynamic drainage force acting on a sphere approaching a flat surface. Our force measurements provide clear evidence of boundary slip and ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
In Situ Study of Soft Matter with Atomic Force Microscopy and Light Scattering
We present the results of a morphological and structural study of a stable colloidal dispersion of two liquid crystal phases of cubic and hexagonal structure. The study was made with an atomic force microscope...