«Once there's one example of a lab system that's evolving by itself, then the challenge is to build systems that can
evolve under different conditions,» says Szostak.
Not exact matches
If the cells had
evolved under extreme
conditions that were more likely to break DNA, «they would have
evolved different mechanisms to deal with that, and the efficiency of gene expression would no longer be the first concern.»
Our current system of rivers and plains also
evolved under the present general set of
conditions and a wildly
different world could present flooding, for instance, all the time, with incredible flooding routine.