Evidence for a universal driver of evolution across all timescales could mean that the venerable paradox of stasis is dead. But even with such evidence, some biologists would be reluctant to accept its passing.
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Hendry, A. The Elvis paradox. Nature 446, 147–149 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/446147a
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