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To: Moonman62

Even in lower species, where symbiosis might be considered a form of altruism


46 posted on 12/09/2009 5:29:37 AM PST by xcamel (The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)
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To: xcamel
I hadn't thought about that, but you're right. How about mitochondria and chloroplasts?

Another thing is that evolution is more about survival of the fittest species than survival of the fittest individual.

47 posted on 12/09/2009 5:51:53 AM PST by Moonman62 (The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
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