O. Lewin-Epstein

Addictions may be driven by competition-induced microbiome dysbiosis

The paper models host-microbiome interactions to show how competition dynamics and microbiome diversity influence addiction relapse and dysbiosis.

Prosperity of the commons: Generalist mycorrhizal species dominate a mixed forest and may promote forest diversity by mediating resource sharing among trees

The paper investigates mycorrhizal interactions in a mixed forest, finding that generalist fungi mediate resource sharing among trees and may promote forest diversity.

Non-Vertical Cultural Transmission, Assortment, and the Evolution of Cooperation

The paper studies cultural evolution of cooperation under vertical and non-vertical transmission, finding conditions for cooperation and defection fixation, coexistence, and stable polymorphism.

Microbiome-related aspects of locust density-dependent phase transition

This study investigates how locust microbiome composition changes during phase transition and identifies a bacterial species linked to aggregation behavior.

The evolution of paternal care: a role for microbes?

This study proposes that microbes may influence the evolution of paternal care through computational models, showing that microbe-induced paternal care can evolve under broader conditions than previously thought.

Plants emit informative airborne sounds under stress

This study shows that stressed plants emit detectable airborne sounds and develops machine learning models to identify plant conditions based on these sounds.

Host-microbiome coevolution promotes cooperation in a rock-paper-scissor dynamic

This study shows that host-microbe coevolution can maintain cooperation through a rock-paper-scissors dynamic, even in the presence of host resistance.

Gamblers: an Antibiotic-induced Evolvable Cell Subpopulation Differentiated by Reactive-oxygen-induced General Stress Response

The paper shows ciprofloxacin induces antibiotic-resistant mutations by creating a subpopulation of cells with activated sigma-S response, which allows error-prone repair and generates cross-resistant mutants.