600 million years ago, a single biological mistake changed everything and other top stories.

• 600 million years ago, a single biological mistake changed everything

  

  Video will begin in5seconds.The 600 million-year-old biological 'mistake'Researchers have pinpointed the mutation that allowed our ancient protozoa predecessors to evolve into complex, multicellular organisms. Vision: University of Oregon.PT1M30S620349If life is effectively an endless series of photocopies, as DNA is transcribed and passed on from one being to the next, then evolution is the high-stakes game of waiting for the copier to get it wrong.Too wrong, and you'll live burdened by a malad..

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