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Organism Survives 100 Million Years Without Sex
zyl0x writes "The Times has an interesting article online on the discovery of a 100-million-year-old micro-organism which has survived its entire lifespan without sex." From the article "A tiny creature that has not had sex for 100 million years has overturned the theory that animals need to mate to create variety. Analysis of the jaw shapes of bdelloid rotifers, combined with genetic data, revealed that the animals have diversified under pressure of natural selection. Researchers say that their study "refutes the idea that sex is necessary for diversification into evolutionary species".
You know, there is a difference between trolling and pointing out the flaws in your reasoning. Just saying.
There is a bubble theory of evolution. It works along this same principle, Evolution occurs within species and we didn't branch for the apes rather grew alongside them.
This finding shows that it is possible to some degree that this could happen. It could explain the missing link in-because there isn't one connecting us to other animals. There is only links connecting us to ourselves throughout different stages of evolution. It could also be why we are discovering new breeds of animals (somewhat incorrectly calling them new species) instead of seeing interspecies evolution between animals.
Thats exaclty what I'm saying. according to the definition of evolution, it has stopped. but according to the press and some scientist,we found new species of monkeys when, we have found a new type of monkey not a new species.
Interspecies evolution were the offspring becomes a new species eventually in the same way a common ancestor split into apes while we split into humans have all but stopped. Yet it is commonly referred to as it happened. I believe the only common ancestors are the primordial sludge in the basic building of life. the apes were just closer to our pool then any other animal.
"Is it really so hard for some people to accept the fact that they had four-legged ancestors?" It would probably be easier to accept as fact if it were in fact true. However it is not!!! Despite what some people think, Evolutionism is not based on fact. Evolutionism is a RELIGION. 1. It cannot be proven that the earth is millions or billions of years old. 2. The dogma of the geologic column is pure bunk. The order of fossils are mixed up in different layers, etc. 3. Fossils only prove that a certain critter died. They also give some indication of what the critter looked like. They do not prove that the critter had offspring, nor do they proved that the critter is the matriarch or patriarch of different types of life. 4. The dating of rock and fossils rely on circular reasoning. Scientists date the rock by the fossils contain within (they call these index fossils). They date the fossils by the rock (they call this index layers). Man-made object have been found in coal (coal is supposedly millions of years old)! School textbooks should present evidence both pro and con when discussing evolution. Textbooks should also remove known false and incorrect information about Evolutionism. For more information Please look at the following video: http://drdino.plaingospel.com/seminar4_300k.wmv I'm not even a Christian, but I would love to prove this guy wrong. This guy said he would pay someone $250,000.00 to any one who can prove evolution via the scientific method. I could use the money. Until someone proves Evolutionism, get that religion out of my tax-funded public schools!!!