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minus-squareLillyPiplinkfedilinkarrow-up37arrow-down1·2 months agoThis shouldn’t be surprising. There are only so many ways to productively arrange organic compounds, and convergent evolution is well-known. Given similar environmental pressure, immeasurable responses will be tried, and the most effective ones will self-select.
This shouldn’t be surprising. There are only so many ways to productively arrange organic compounds, and convergent evolution is well-known.
Given similar environmental pressure, immeasurable responses will be tried, and the most effective ones will self-select.