Study Examines Role of Poop in Evolution of Complex Animals
A recent study explores an unconventional theory that fecal matter may have played a significant role in enabling the evolution of complex animals. By examining how waste products contributed to environmental conditions, researchers suggest that poop was messier—and more important—to evolutionary processes than previously understood.
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Did poop enable the evolution of complex animals?
A recent study explores an unconventional theory that fecal matter may have played a significant role in enabling the evolution of complex animals. By examining how waste products contributed to environmental conditions, researchers suggest that poop was messier—and more important—to evolutionary processes than previously understood.
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