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Evolution is not as random as previously thought, finds new study (phys.org)

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A new study has found that evolution is not as unpredictable as previously thought, which could allow scientists to explore which genes could be useful to tackle real-world issues such as antibiotic resistance, disease, and climate change.

The study, which is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), challenges the long-standing belief about the unpredictability of evolution and has found that the evolutionary trajectory of a genome may be influenced by its evolutionary history, rather than determined by numerous factors and historical accidents.

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[–] voight@hexbear.net 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It's because the founder of gynecology made his discoveries by torturing and experimenting on living slave women

Jesus Christ of course it's always something like this, oh we've got to test the birth control pill by dumping it into the water of a colonized population!

Had no idea though