Oxygen suppression of macroscopic multicellularity
The evolution of multicellular life is hypothesized to have been promoted by rising oxygen levels. Through experimental evolution and modeling, Bozdag et al. demonstrate that our planet’s first oxygenation would have strongly constrained, not promoted, the evolution of multicellular life.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-05-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23104-0 |