#phytosterol — Public Fediverse posts
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Molecular fossils study sheds light on feeding strategy shift in ancient life https://phys.org/news/2023-12-molecular-fossils-strategy-shift-ancient.html
Common origin of sterol biosynthesis points to a feeding strategy shift in #Neoproterozoic animals https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-43545-z
"these #phytosterol molecular #fossils record the rise of algae in ancient #oceans and #animals abandoned phytosterol production when they could easily obtain it from this increasingly abundant food source"