[Ichneumon]

this is by far the biggest "DUH!" story of the year. is there anyone out there who actually thinks evolution stops with our puny little species???

Yeah, the headline and the reporter's "sexing up" of the story are pretty goofy, but the research findings themselves are pretty interesting.

Most of the genes in most species have achieved what the mathemeticians call a "local optimum", and remain relatively stable for the life of the species. So it's always interesting to find the ones that evolution is still in the process of fine-tuning for optimal function. It's also a glimpse into which genes are more recent "inventions" and among the ones which separated us from our "cousin" species.

[PatrickHenry]

Rare treat: Jim Robinson is in this thread.

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