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50 Years of Domesticating Foxes For Science
gamebittk writes "In 1959, Soviet scientist Dmitri Belyaev set out to breed a tamer fox that would be easier for their handlers in the Russian fur industry to work with. Much to the scientist's shock, changes no one had expected emerged after just 10 generations. The foxes began behaving playfully, were smaller in size, and even changed color — much like dogs."
Belyaev died in 1985, but the experiment continued (PDF) in his absence, and to this day provides strong evidence to parts of evolutionary theory. The experiment eventually branched out to involve other species as well.
The Marine replied, "God was busy, so He sent me.
That's it? Come on. I take all this time to read this *compelling story* hoping for something profound and you give me the same quote again. Please. For once I am going to burn karma and answer a troll. I don't give a shit about whether one believes in God or not, but I do believe in making the story end well. At least one better ending would have the Marine die, go to heaven with God standing there waiting. "What the fuck marine, I got you a seat in a college course even though your dumb as a brick and you blow it on that line? Get the hell out of here", and thus he sends him back to earth. The marine finally understand Miton.
Seriously, if you take up band width of slashdot with a off topic story, at least have a good ending. Now to find good karma again.
Life is a great ride, the vehicle doesn't matter
Septic evangelicals are truly pieces of shit.
"If the King's English was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me!" -- "Ma" Ferguson, Governor of Texas (circa
I thought it was a witty ending - but your ending is actually better
Control is an illusion, order our comforting lie. From chaos, through chaos, into chaos we fly
Where are my mod points ?
+1 Funny ! (or is it +1 insightful ?)