A vast array of species, including people, use slime for a variety of essential bodily functions. Studying the genetic ancestry of slime surprisingly showcases the role of repetitive DNA in evolution.
How did slime, a marvel of biology, evolve?
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Did you come from the slime? I certainly didn't. Darwin used to think a cell was just a glob of slime. Modern science has well disproved his fable Slime is all around
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