Quanta Magazine title: By Losing Genes, Life Often Evolved More Complexity Quanta subtitle: Recent major surveys show that reductions in genomic complexity — including the loss of key genes — have successfully shaped the evolution of life throughout history. By: Viviane Callier Date: 1 September 2020 "When Cristian Cañestro set out in the early 2000s to study...
The NYT article below on metamorphosis certainly has the "Wow" factor, which is quite some time ago for me. I never realized that 80% of animal species experience metamorphosis. I'm only familiar with the metamorphosis of the (i) caterpillar - butterfly and (ii) tadpoles - frog. The "wow" came at the end of the article but revealing...
I have an idea, a possible answer to my question. Perhaps the purpose of death is to separate information (ie, consciousness) from its physical constraints (ie, the body). Like a caterpillar becomes a butterfly and loses its physical constraints (ie, cocoon). Scientific American: “To become a butterfly, a caterpillar first digests itself. But certain groups of cells...
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