The key role of cheaters in the persistence of cooperation

Authors

yuri wolf
Nash D. Rochman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7991-8505)
S. G. Babajanyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5620-717X)
Eugene V. Koonin

Institutions

The Graduate Center, CUNY (US)
City University of New York (US)
United States National Library of Medicine (US)
National Center for Biotechnology Information (US)

Publication Details

Journal: BMC Biology
Published: 2026-01-03
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-025-02492-5
Primary Topic: Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
Type: article
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The key role of cheaters in the persistence of cooperation

yuri wolf, Nash D. Rochman, S. G. Babajanyan, Eugene V. Koonin

Jan 3, 2026

BMC Biology

Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation

article

The key role of cheaters in the persistence of cooperation

yuri wolf, Nash D. Rochman, S. G. Babajanyan, Eugene V. Koonin

January 3, 2026article en

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BMC BiologyVol. 24(1)

The Graduate Center, CUNY (US), City University of New York (US), United States National Library of Medicine (US), National Center for Biotechnology Information (US)

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Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation

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