My "Fourth Perspective" essay on why the basic unit of evolution is a complete... - Evolution

yoginho, 7 months ago

My "Fourth Perspective" essay on why the basic unit of evolution is a complete life cycle, and thus an organismic agent, and why that really matters for evolutionary theory, is officially out today!

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Evolution is a process of gradual change that takes place over many generations, during which species of animals, plants, or insects slowly change some of their physical characteristics. All life on Earth shares a common ancestor, just as you and your cousins share a common grandmother, and it is beautiful.

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More discussion on that preprint (yes just a preprint and getting Nature commentary!) about when exactly did the #Neanderthal gene flow into modern humans happen. Acc to Iasi et al, from 47 Ka for about 6000 years. Interesting here is the 'introgression deserts' with immediate selection against Nean genes for certain areas....

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Stripes, spots, diamonds, chevrons, hexagons and even mazelike designs -- the logic of animal patterns https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2024/animal-patterns-spots-stripes-explained-turing-mechanism...

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Could play have evolutionary benefits? From sledding crows to roughhousing wolves to bees rolling balls, we examine how play shapes the animal kingdom. Plus why children need risky play. It’s “The Play’s the Thing” this week on Big Picture Science....

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