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A new paper examines how biological evolution relates to information acquisition. The research explores the theoretical connection between evolutionary processes and the gathering of information by organisms. This work aims to deepen the understanding of fundamental biological principles through the lens of information theory.
Around 2.4 billion years ago, bacteria evolved to harness solar energy to split water and create sugars, flooding Earth with oxygen. Biochemist Robert Blankenship called the oxygen-evolving capability a singular evolutionary event that set up the aerobic world. The process requires coordination of dozens of proteins and hundreds of pigments.
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