Major evolutionary advancements of these plants are demonstrated by the generally more complex plant body and by reproduction via seeds.
A number of research projects in synthetic biology funded by public institutions sound like science fiction: for instance DARPA Biodesign project in 2011 aimed at eliminating "the randomness of natural evolutionary advancement, and designing proteins with a 99.5% precision.
Cannus stannous, a simulation involving tin cans insulated against heat and cold (provenance unknown; learned about from Dr. Douglas Allchin via Dr. Bill George of Georgetown Day School), involves pretend organisms adapting to local conditions, including other organisms, to dispel notions of progressive evolutionary advancement.
In large, macroscopic algae, groups of cells are specialized for specific functions, such as anchorage, transport, photosynthesis, and reproduction; such specialization indicates a measure of complexity and evolutionary advancement.
Finally, careful consideration of branching topology can help avoid misconceptions about evolutionary advancement and primitiveness among taxa (e.g., Gregory 2008; Catley et al. 2010).
Another significant evolutionary advancement over the nonvascular and the more primitive vascular plants is the presence of localized regions for plant growth, called meristems and cambia, which extend the length and width of the plant body, respectively.
However, they may be the most primitive extant grasses, numerous specializations reveal considerable evolutionary advancement.
Subcellular organization directly correlates with evolutionary advancement, and organismal complexity and compartmentalization are instrumental in many biological processes.
Therefore, the discussions on the future of individualization in Europe have to take into account evolutionary advancements, continuities and interruptions in the manifestations of the global trend.
But according to Prof. Heep these rudimentary evolutionary advancements were cut dramatically short, and archeologists and anthropologists are still at a loss to explain the political vertebral collapse.
