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“there is a pressure for genes to be selfish, but in an enlightened way, to collaborate, coordinate, and play their small part in ensuring…

— Daniel Bor

Single cells analyze thousands of stimuli from the microenvironment they inhabit. The more awareness an organism has of its environment, the better its chances…

— Bruce H. Lipton

“We think of ourselves as individuals, but all that we have accomplished, and all that we will accomplish, is the result of groups of…

— Ramez Naam

In my lab, we are always thinking about how cells, bacterial cells, can talk to each other and then organize themselves into enormous groups…

— Bonnie Bassler

One reason that a truth and reconciliation process is needed for group selection is to return to the simplicity of the original problem and…

— David Sloan Wilson

“biology is usually called upon to justify a society based on selfish principles, but we should never forget that it has also produced the…

— Frans de Waal

Think about multicellularity on this Earth. Every living thing originally came from bacteria. So, who do you think made up the rules for how…

— Bonnie Bassler

“Before you even think of becoming immersed in the collective, make sure you become immersed in the liberation of your own individualism. Rescue yourself…

— James Knight

“Each person has a specific mission in the world, but all human beings serve like cells in a single body, working together in the…

— Kabbalah Centre

“The logic behind these initiations provides an efficient solution to a pressing cooperation dilemma: in order for a group to survive, it must rely…

— Dimitris Xygalatas

Some cultural phenomena bear a striking resemblance to the cells of cell biology, actively preserving themselves in their social environments, finding the nutrients they…

— Daniel Dennett

“Before you contemplate becoming immersed in the collective, make sure you become immersed in the liberation of your own individualism. Rescue yourself from seeking…

— James Knight - The Philosophical Muser Blog