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How does biological complexity and order increase over evolutionary time despite the second law of thermodynamics?

Secondary question Schrödinger addresses via concept of negative entropy and environmental energy extraction.

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Negative Entropy
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Schrödinger's concept that living systems maintain order by extracting 'negative entropy' (order) from environment, reconciling second law of thermodynamics.

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