Here the authors construct a yeast consortium with obligate mutualism aiming to alleviate metabolic promiscuity through the multicellular division of labor, similar to plants, for de novo ...

Although these terms are often used interchangeably, there is a subtle difference between them. Mutualism is always a two-way street where both parties benefit, while symbiosis also includes ...

To characterize chemical cues in the complex P. macrostachya extract, we fractionated the behaviorally active crude extract by using column chromatography and tested each fraction in the seed-carrying ...

We thank Silvia Castro, Scott Chilton, Dan Comins, Dinah Davidson, Patricia Guerra, Phil Harris, Rick Santangelo, and Erick Yabar for their assistance. This work was supported by a National Science ...