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Speed Limit To The Pace Of Evolution

SOURCE: DIGG • 2009-11-03
TOPICS: Evolutionary Biology • Evolution • Mutation • Hospitality_recreation

[64 diggs @ General Sciences] A major conclusion of the work is that for some organisms, possibly including humans, continued evolution will not translate into ever-increasing fitness. Moreover, a population may accrue mutations at a constant rate --- a pattern long considered... read more »

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