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Top 10 Evolutionary Adaptations

Posted by Zonk on from the don't-make-me-choose-between-my-brain-and-sex dept.

oneill40 writes "The New Scientist has an interesting article up listing the Top 10 most amazing things to have evolved, including sex, death, the eye, language and parasites!" From the article:"Sponges are a key example of multicellular life, an innovation that transformed living things from solitary cells into fantastically complex bodies. It was such a great move, it evolved at least 16 different times. Animals, land plants, fungi and algae all joined in." J adds: Number four, Language, got a careful look from Carl Zimmer a while back. It's Pinker vs. Chomsky, winner take all, pass the popcorn!

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  1. FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Just had to do it. FP!!!!!!!!

  2. I'm not so sure... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You have russian brides delivered. And there are some women who REALLY want citizenship.

  3. Re:DNA - Missing from the list by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. -Hillary Clinton

    I love Hillary - when she says she is going to take things away, she just means money. George Bush takes away your children's lives and your civil liberties.

  4. Re:disagree. by JavaLord · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I disagree. It would have to be Democrats.

    Very true, it's amazing they are around at all with their strong held beliefs in killing handicapped people and unborn children.

    I'm sure if we put them on an island somewhere they would be extinct in 100 years.

  5. Cambrian Explosion = Creation by alucinor · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why is it that when scientists can't explain something spontaneous (miraculous?), they call it an explosion?

    To parallel this, "Let there be Light!" = Big Bang.

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