> -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 8:58 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Religious nut shows her stripes > > Related to this, Herman Muller discovered that a contributor to the > "mystery" evolution, the things that aren't quite understood by simple > adaptation for environmental survival, can be kick started by > radiation particularly gamma rays which the sun spews in abundance. > Most of the mutations never pan out, which is probably good, but every > once in a while it can initiate a change that can resonate with the > rest of the principles of evolution like survival.
Exactly - but even in that randomness there is predictability and boundaries. Mutations aren't truly "anything-can-happen" events (although they can be damn wierd). A silly example: no mutation would ever produce an Ant the size of a city bus. Physically and biologically such a creature could never survive. It's also tremendously unlikely (tho' admittedly not impossible) that we'll ever see "comic-book-style" mutations with fully developed features from other species. Simple mutation is not going to develop a monkey with wings or a dog with an elephant's trunk. ;^) Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| All-in-one: antivirus, antispam, firewall for your PC and PDA. Buy Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=60 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:161041 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
