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[–] azi@mander.xyz 55 points 3 months ago (1 children)

nah biology discoveries are always like "we thought this lesser spotted derpy pig didn't have big enough spots. turns out it's a new species" or "this protein turns out to be less curly and more squiggly when the fruit flies are having a lot of sex"

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

what about something completely new? Not just a bit different from what we already have

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

It’s a new tree or amphibian in the Amazon or a new cosmic horror in the deep ocean.

Most life isn’t trying to prey on the handful of species we directly rely on or us