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A lack of sex held back life's diversity for millions of years, fossil study finds (phys.org)
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A lack of sex held back life's diversity for millions of years, fossil study finds (phys.org)
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The way that Earth's first animals reproduced held back life's diversity for millions of years, until stress and competition led to the development of sexual reproduction, which in turn accelerated the pace of evolution.

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