He is being honored for his work on animal evolution and the origins of biological complexity.

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Lipids are really complex molecules on their own right, but because of their particular kind of complexity they allow certain biological structures to form.

脂类本身是非常复杂的分子,但正是它们独特的复杂性,使它们能够形成某些生物结构

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