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The Cheating Cell

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Evolutionary biologist Athena Aktipis explains cancer as a natural consequence of multicellular life and the evolutionary tension between cooperating cells and cheaters. It frames cancer through the lens of cooperation theory and evolution.

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Richard Dawkins

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“Brilliant book, up there with Nesse & Williams...cancer is an inevitable byproduct of selection for individual advantage.”