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Editorial
. 2022 Jun 23;10(7):1274.
doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10071274.

Microbial Genetics and Evolution

Sara Del Duca  1 , Alberto Vassallo  2 , Alessio Mengoni  1 , Renato Fani  1
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Microbial Genetics and Evolution

Sara Del Duca et al. Microorganisms. .

Abstract

Although proto-evolutionary ideas date back to the time of the ancient Greeks, the idea that organisms evolve was not considered a basic element of scientific knowledge until Charles Darwin published his "On the Origin of Species" in 1859 [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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