Oftentimes in movies, we root for the superhero and despise the super villain. After all, who wants Dr. Evil and Mr. Bigglesworth to dominate the world by turning the moon into a death star? His success wouldn’t benefit anyone other than himself and his cohort of miscreants. Civilization and freedom would be compromised, effectively squashingContinue reading “Supervillain or Superhero? How autosomal recessive disorders affected human evolution “
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One Dog, Two Dog, Big Dog, Small Dog: The forces of evolution
Sitting on a park bench one day, you notice a Great Dane and Chihuahua happily sniffing and circling each other in mutual greeting. Staring, you notice how different they are and wonder how it is even possible that they are still part of the same species. This difference you see is known as ‘variation’.
