Often when we watch movies, we root for the superhero and despise the supervillain. After all, why would we want Dr. Evil and Mr. Bigglesworth to successfully dominate the world by turning the moon into a death star? His success offers no benefit to anyone other than himself and his cohort of miscreants. If he … Continue reading Supervillain or Superhero? The effects of autosomal recessive disorders on 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'.