Wednesday, March 21, 2007

No sex for 40 million years? No problem

 
My wife sent me a link to this story [No sex for 40 million years? No problem].

I didn't know she had been following the debate on the evolution of sex. I guess all that science talk around the house is finally having an effect. John Logsdon is already on top of the story [Bdelloid Rotifers-Ancient Asexuals?]. I wonder who told him about it?
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3 comments:

  1. John LogsdonWednesday, March 21, 2007 7:30:00 PM

    I initially found it on Coturnix's site

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  2. AnonymousThursday, March 22, 2007 11:14:00 AM

    The coverage of this study is horrible. See Times Online UK.

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  3. John LogsdonThursday, March 22, 2007 6:19:00 PM

    I agree with jackd. Although the new study is about how bdelloid species differ, the only thing that catches attention is the "fact" that they have presisted without sex for so long. This is an underlying assumption of the study, not a conclusion from it!

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