Monday, August 1, 2011

Evolution Just Bungles Along

Over a very long period of time evolution has bungled along, often making mistakes and often finding solutions that are imperfect or inelegant. According to biologist Ewan Birney: "...from evolution's perspective it doesn't have to look good in a textbook, it just has to work..." - article by Michael Le Page, New Scientist, 19 June 2010 (Australian Edition).

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