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A lack of sex held back life’s diversity for millions of years

Science & Research · 9 June 2026

A lack of sex held back life’s diversity for millions of years Sarah Collins Tue, 06/09/2026 - 10:03 Researchers from the University of Cambridge studied fossils from the oldest-known animals on Earth, dating from 574 million years ago, and found that asexual

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