GREAT OXYGENATION EVENT. “RuBisCo’s failings have been attributed to the fact that when it evolved, levels of oxygen were far lower than they are now, so mistaking oxygen for CO2 would have mattered far less. Research published last year, however, suggests that far from being a dunce, RuBisCo has a streak of genius. O2 and CO2 have some similar physical features that make it hard for any enzyme to discriminate between them.”
http://answersinscience.org/EvolGreatestMistakes-NewSci%20081107.pdf
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022