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Nature 461, 446 (24 September 2009) | doi:10.1038/7263446b; Published online 23 September 2009

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Evolutionary biologists have long debated whether evolution is irreversible and, if so, why. But it is difficult to verify precisely which characteristics were present in early organisms and then identify the mechanisms by which they evolved into their present states.