>> Bacteria that have even smaller genomes are doing that by stealing components from other lifeforms.
There are no bacteria with smaller genomes today, that was the point of making this one. I was not talking about the global environment either, but the number of options for what substances and concentrations may need to be present in the environment around a cell is certainly very large - making trial and error difficult.
There are no bacteria with smaller genomes today, that was the point of making this one. I was not talking about the global environment either, but the number of options for what substances and concentrations may need to be present in the environment around a cell is certainly very large - making trial and error difficult.