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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".
This happens on Slashdot all the time.
Move along...
It should be right at home here.
Scientists have named this new species Republicanus Typicalus.
...it's married.
It is gratifying to see an article about me, but why did they add in the irrelevant stuff about bdelloid rotifers?
Is that what you would name this micro-organism?
Previewing comments are for sissies!
While 100 million years seems like a long time, perhaps it is married and has a wife. That would explain everything.
...who read this as a single organism living for 100 million years without having sex? First part said "wow", second part made me feel like I had been out-geeked...
Great Intellect...
From the look of those mandibles, it's the foreplay that kills 'em.
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Did anyone see suck's parody of slashdot?
http://www.suck.com/daily/99/12/13/daily.html
Doesn't seem so funny now, does it?
echo -e 'global _start\n _start:\n mov eax, 2\n int 80h\n jmp _start' > a.asm; nasm a.asm -f elf; ld a.o -o a;
Of course, it had one hellashish case of masterbation blisters....
"All great things are simple & expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope." --Churchill
Did anyone else read that headline as "Orgasm Survives 100 Million Years Without Sex?" That'd be a pretty impressive feat!
Maybe it only seems like 100 million years. Either way, I can sympathize. I, too, tell myself that I have evolved.
Best regards.
...but they're all female.
it just seemed like a 100 million years.
I would have found "Organism Survives Without Orgasm" at least a hundred times more entertaining :)
Sounds a lot like my marriage...
welcome our abstinent 100-million year old micro-organic losers *cough* overlords.
Well, clearly sex isn't the only way to achieve diversification.
It's just more fun that way.
Two sister species were found to be living together on the body of a water louse. One of them specialised in living around the louse's legs and the other stayed close to the chest. And I thought I had a crappy dorm room.
Harpo Tunnel Syndrome--my wrist feels funny.
that this will be the longest thread on slashdot. Ever.
funny pics
Actually, you've about nailed it. No fucking is apparently a big deal.
"Why Subscribe?" Good question...
It's a bad idea to read "organism" as "orgasm" when you're reading out loud for a class.
There's no denying it. We're getting older. There are now more jokes about wives not having sex than there are about parent's basements.
- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton