Bacteria offer insights into human decision making

Scientists recently published a journal in which they used mathematical techniques to show how certain genes and proteins in bacteria interact with one another under times of environmental stress. They believe that this bacteria living in a stressful environment not only proves how complex it is, but also provides insight to scientists who apply mathematical techniques to human decision making. The scientists used the popular 'game theory' method to describe how the bacteria cells interact, even comparing it to what we know as 'prisoner's dilemma.' The bacteria's level of decision making can be compared to humans decision to receive certain vaccinations.

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