When species under a taxonomic umbrella have faced forks in the road, leading to extinction or adaptation, the Path taken has been difficult to follow. Scientists now argue that long-used approaches for reconstructing these paths are deeply flawed. They also offer a a mathematical model as a way forward. [1] Evolution paths. Difficult to follow. For the footsteps are your own. How can you analyze what is being born? How can you understand what constantly dies? How can you know life?

Yet, you seem to know it…

Are you afraid?

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