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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Main Authors: G. Ozan Bozdag, Eric Libby, Rozenn Pineau, Christopher T. Reinhard, William C. Ratcliff
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ff8eb44d342d49b3b461f1d3383a2769
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