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302 | Chris Kempes on the Biophysics of Evolution
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
Constraints in Evolution and Life
This chapter examines how competing constraints impact biological evolution, particularly in determining organism size and structure. It discusses the optimization of growth and resource allocation using examples from vascular plants and touches on convergent evolution among different life forms. Additionally, the chapter investigates the intricacies of bacteria and their variability, concluding with a consideration of astrobiology and the implications of life beyond Earth.
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