The European Society for Evolutionary Biology meeting in Lausanne last week featured scores of talks relevant to evolution and medicine, including at least a dozen on cooperation in microbes.  Who would have guessed that Bill Hamilton’s ideas would prove crucial to understanding biofilms and antibiotic resistance?  In a stunning keynote, Kevin Foster reviews how microbes cooperate, and the strategies they use to keep defectors in check. Every health professional who treats infections should watch the video, and everyone else will want to, it is that  fascinating.

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