Evolution is not driven by and toward increasing information and complexity.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

UMR Center of Ecology and Conservation Sciences, CNRS, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 75005, France.

Published: August 2024

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