Negative frequency dependence resulting from interspecific interactions is considered a driving force in allowing the coexistence of competitors. While interactions between species and genotypes can also result in positive frequency dependence, positive frequency dependence has usually been credited with hastening the extinction of rare types and is not thought to contribute to coexistence. In ...

Farnesol interacts with membranes in a wide variety of biological contexts, yet our understanding of how it affects lipid bilayers is not yet complete. This study investigates how the 15-carbon isoprenoid, farnesol, influences the phase behaviour, lateral organization, and mechanical stability of dimyristol phosphatidylcholine (DMPC) model membranes. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) of m...