Two lifeforms merge in once-in-a-billion-years evolutionary event
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The algae Braarudosphaera bigelowii has been found to have absorbed a cyanobacteria called UCYN-A, which may be a huge step forward for evolution. Tyler Coale – By Michael Irving 2024 Apr 18 Last time this happened, Earth got plants. Scientists have caught a once-in-a-billion-years …