In this video, we see how mutations can lead from simple replicators to complex organisms. The third in a series on evolution.

Made with Blender and python.

More on RNA as the first replicator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNA_world

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Speaking of attribution:

The 3D bunny model comes from the Stanford Computer Graphics Laboratory: http://graphics.stanford.edu/data/3Ds...

The music is "Summer Days" by Kai Engel, distributed under a CC-BY-NC license via the Free Music Archive. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai...

Several other inputs into the graphics are from public domain contributions to https://www.blendswap.com.