Re:Physics Makes Aging Inevitable, Not Biology (2016)
by crusso on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @09:14AM
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Sure, some previous generation specimens could be better survivors than their progeny - but for the most part, the cycle of the creation of many offspring with mutations and the dying off of the previous generations provides most of the evolutionary "force".
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Re:Physics Makes Aging Inevitable, Not Biology (2016)
by davrosthedalek on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @09:24AM
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This force could come from environmentally caused deaths alone, though.
Re:Physics Makes Aging Inevitable, Not Biology (2016)
by crusso on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @01:14PM
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No, because characteristically, organisms dominate niches. Previous generation's ability to move out of the way prevents new generations from getting a chance to try out their new mutations.