Feels strange to be sharing great science papers at the moment, but I love this paper published late last year from Georg Hochberg's team: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-54408-6
Evolution consistently produces molecular "spandrels" with no functional benefit
Evolution consistently produces molecular "spandrels" with no functional benefit
Comments
• fractals in nature
• protein evolution
• references Gould & Lewontin 1979
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07287-2