Re:Algorithm discovers how six molecules could evolve into l...
by learnstats2 on Monday October 05, 2020 @07:14AM
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>I would expect a huge mass of simple RNA based life forms simpler than prokaryotes.
There is such a mass: viruses. As such, we know that cellular life has evolved multiple mechanisms to efficiently kill external RNA.
If cellular life can efficiently outcompete non-cellular life for resources (and perhaps for RNA itself), then this outcome is not unreasonable at all.
Counter-example: There are (far) more Homo sapiens on the planet than other primates in total.
There is such a mass: viruses. As such, we know that cellular life has evolved multiple mechanisms to efficiently kill external RNA.
If cellular life can efficiently outcompete non-cellular life for resources (and perhaps for RNA itself), then this outcome is not unreasonable at all.
Counter-example: There are (far) more Homo sapiens on the planet than other primates in total.