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Re:Gamma radiation is produced in large tropical thunderstor... by vanderZwan on Friday October 04, 2024 @05:14AM (#41739429)
No, and while I worked for molecular neurobiologists for two years at one point in my life, that just taught me that I don't have the slightest clue how DNA works.

You're missing my point though: you replied to someone who talked about biodiversity with a remark about genetic diversity (probably without realizing it, which would be a classic case of attribute substitution[0]). Even I know that biodiversity is not limited to genetic diversity, as a quick trip to Wikipedia will confirm[1].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribute_substitution

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity

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Re:Gamma radiation is produced in large tropical thunderstor... by throwawaymaths on Friday October 04, 2024 @08:45AM (#41740826)
What metric do you want. In any metric up to and including ecosystem roles, microorganisms will be more diverse than macro.

Oh did you want size? Yep. Microorganisms make colonial hyphae which are bigger than any living organism except maybe some colonial trees.

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Re:Gamma radiation is produced in large tropical thunderstor... by vanderZwan on Saturday October 05, 2024 @04:21AM (#41748451)
Are you willfully ignoring my earlier point that pointed that out and concluded that therefore sneakily comparing megafauna to microbes is disingenous?
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