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Re:New Model of Evolution Reveals How Cooperation Evolves by erikpukinskis on Saturday June 24, 2017 @06:30PM (#14627748)
No, you are a colony. You contain multitudes.

Try to find a reputable scientist who will tell you there is an unambiguous distinction between an organism and an ecology. You won't find one, because there is no line. Nature doesn't care if you're a hive or a molecule.

How about viruses? Those aren't organisms, they can't reproduce at all. Just like an organ, or a gene, they need a host to replicate them.

Is it your opinion that viruses aren't subject to selective pressure?

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Re:New Model of Evolution Reveals How Cooperation Evolves by hackinthebochs on Saturday June 24, 2017 @07:55PM (#14627967)
>How about viruses? Those aren't organisms, they can't reproduce at all.

You seem to have trouble comprehending what's being said in context. Try to stop taking things out of context and then nitpicking them. If you came away from anything I've said thinking that I don't think viruses are subject to selective pressures, then you just didn't understand any of it.

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