Bacteria's 'password' for sporulation hasn't changed in 2.7 billion years
"It was surprising, because traditionally we think about evolution going from simple to complex," said Durand. "But there are more and more examples of evolution going in the other direction, from complex to simple."
- Carnegie Mellon University, September 25, 2018
"There is a popular notion that the process of evolution increases sophistication and complexity inexorably upward, but we now know in many cases that's not what happens at all," he said. "Our ancient animal ancestors had complex biology regulated by the same types of genes that are present in humans today. They were just employed in a different way."
- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, September 27, 2018
