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https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/54762/did-cyanobacteria-commit-evolutionary-suicide-by-producing-oxygen
minus-squareLux@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·1 year agoFrom the pov of an organism in a high-oxygen atmosphere, thats true. But on a planet with little to no oxygen in the atmosphere, it would have to be added separately, the same way we add fuel
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThat doesn’t change the chemistry.
From the pov of an organism in a high-oxygen atmosphere, thats true. But on a planet with little to no oxygen in the atmosphere, it would have to be added separately, the same way we add fuel
That doesn’t change the chemistry.