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Scientists Found a Paradox in Evolution—and It May Become the Next Rule of Biology (popularmechanics.com)
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[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The new rule is called selectively advantageous instability. It does make some intuitive sense, since there needs to be some change in order for evolution to work.