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In effect, the researchers discovered an invisible ecosystem where genes can cooperate or can be in conflict with one another.

"These interactions between genes make aspects of evolution somewhat predictable and furthermore, we now have a tool that allows us to make those predictions," adds Dr. Domingo-Sananes.

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[–] jwt@programming.dev 10 points 2 years ago

I was under the impression that the 'natural selection' part of evolution already made its non-randomness well understood. maybe this discovery is more about the mutation part of evolution?

[–] RonPaulyShore@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

Teleologists remain undefeated.

[–] The_Walkening@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

I feel like the implications for bioengineering bacteria is pretty interesting - if we inoculate people/animals with benign, antibiotic-vulnerable strains of bacteria that are staged in such a way to become dominant in the wider species of a given bacteria, can't we eliminate antibiotic resistance on a wide scale?