All of today's DNA, strung through all the cells of the earth, is simp…

Lewis Thomas
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All of today's DNA, strung through all the cells of the earth, is simply an extension and elaboration of [the] first molecule. ✨ Lewis Thomas (1990). A Long Line of Cells Collected Essays
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