[MD] Oneness, Dualism & Intellect

[Horse]

Hi Platt

More from Wikipedia:

"Evolution is change in populations of organisms over generations. 
Offspring differ from their parents in various ways. When these 
differences are helpful, the offspring have a greater chance of 
surviving and reproducing, making the differences more common in the 
next generation. In this way, differences can accumulate over time, 
leading to major changes in a population.
Evolution occurs through changes in genes, the "recipe" for constructing 
the organism. When an organism reproduces, small random changes in the 
genes make the offspring different from the parent. Sometimes these 
changes help the offspring survive to reproduce. When this happens, the 
genes for the beneficial traits are passed on to the organism's own 
offspring, becoming more common in the next generation. Genes that do 
not help organisms reproduce may become rarer or be completely 
eliminated from the population. This is called natural selection, a 
major part of evolution. Through natural selection, populations of 
organisms slowly change over time as they adapt to changes in their 
environments."

So evolution is not just about creating new species.

Horse



pholden at davtv.com wrote:
> Quoting Horse <horse at darkstar.uk.net>:
> 
>> Hi PLatt
>>
>> OK, forget viruses, as they are not strictly life. However, bacteria 
>> (single and multi-cellular organisms) are true life and constitute the 
>> majority of life on the planet. Bacteria are the bugs and super-bugs 
>> that Ian referred to.
>>
<SNIP>
> Well, that explains mutations that I just asked Ian about. But, I don't 
> consider changes in types of bacteria evolutionary since they don't evolve
> into anything other than bacteria -- to the best of my knowledge. Do you know
> if anyone has observed bacteria evolving into something other than 
> another species of bacteria? Thanks.
> 
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