fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoOxygen.mander.xyzimagemessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1608arrow-down121file-text
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https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/54762/did-cyanobacteria-commit-evolutionary-suicide-by-producing-oxygen
minus-squarefox [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoThere’s a bunch of creatures that don’t use oxygen but they’re mostly all prokaryotes, since oxygen metabolism unlocks a shitload of energy you can use for being large and complex.
There’s a bunch of creatures that don’t use oxygen but they’re mostly all prokaryotes, since oxygen metabolism unlocks a shitload of energy you can use for being large and complex.