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		AtomicOrbital on June 12, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nitric oxide radicals are emitted by wasp eggs to ... reminds me of the dynamics of survival whereby yeast has evolved to exude alcohol to thwart off bacteria as they both attempt to colonize a food source like some fallen apple

zeristor on June 12, 2019 [–]

Indeed it has been suggested that early forms of life produced oxygen as toxin as an evolutionary advantage.

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