This is a very interesting article. It’s a shame that so many of the scientifically illiterate had to jump in and fill the comments with so many tedious anti-science rants.
I wonder what would happen in the case of a drastic environmental change. Since it is thought that sexual reassortment of the genome is necessary to ensure that at least some members of the species will be adapted to (or at least be able to survive) a new environment, it seems that these parthogenic species might be wiped out.
“It’s a shame that so many of the scientifically illiterate had to jump in and fill the comments with so many tedious anti-science rants.”
Objecting to a theory is not anti-science. Einstein objected to Quantum Mechanics, and he was not anti-science. In fact, the attitude that a theory should not be questioned is itself anti-scientific.
Not to mention, applying the the label “anti-science” is a liberal shaming tactic that doesn’t befit the dignity of this online community.