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Re:A mutational timer is built into the chemistry of DNA by agumonkey on Thursday February 01, 2018 @07:14AM (#16281293)
fascinating, disease/death or evolution/survival, two sides of the same coin
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Re:A mutational timer is built into the chemistry of DNA by sitkack on Thursday February 01, 2018 @07:48PM (#16287391)
If the old don't get out of the way of the young, how are the young to thrive? Can't innovate if there is no space.

Waste, creates niches for organisms operate in, creating an ecosystem. 100% efficiency makes it really hard for an ecosystem to bootstrap itself.

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Re:A mutational timer is built into the chemistry of DNA by agumonkey on Friday February 02, 2018 @07:46AM (#16290101)
Interesting considering humanity strives for 100% and is nearing an all time high in technological capabilities.
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