Comments on: Living without Sex for 85 Million Years http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/05/living-without-sex-for-85-million-years/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:23:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: trogon http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/05/living-without-sex-for-85-million-years/comment-page-1/#comment-599887 trogon Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:25:10 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16646#comment-599887 I think Annie Dillard talks about just this phenomena in "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek," which was published in '74. Seems like these scientists were a bit late to the punchline... I think Annie Dillard talks about just this phenomena in “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,” which was published in ’74. Seems like these scientists were a bit late to the punchline…

]]> By: MoonCake http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/05/living-without-sex-for-85-million-years/comment-page-1/#comment-597806 MoonCake Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:09:00 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16646#comment-597806 so they didn't know that evolution can only happen by the influence of natural surroundings? i find it odd that this is a new discovery.. i mean, if you're one to dabble in the phenomena of evolution and biology, i would think that you would at LEAST know that natural surroundings play a major role in evolution. how else could it happen, especially if said animal produces asexually? so they didn’t know that evolution can only happen by the influence of natural surroundings? i find it odd that this is a new discovery.. i mean, if you’re one to dabble in the phenomena of evolution and biology, i would think that you would at LEAST know that natural surroundings play a major role in evolution. how else could it happen, especially if said animal produces asexually?

]]> By: S-r-ex http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/05/living-without-sex-for-85-million-years/comment-page-1/#comment-597688 S-r-ex Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:00:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16646#comment-597688 "Strength is irrelevant. Resistance is futile. We wish to improve ourselves. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service ours." Anyone else comparing these to the Borg? “Strength is irrelevant. Resistance is futile. We wish to improve ourselves. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service ours.”

Anyone else comparing these to the Borg?

]]> By: Jimbo http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/05/living-without-sex-for-85-million-years/comment-page-1/#comment-596940 Jimbo Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:34:00 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16646#comment-596940 Sometimes marriage feels that way Sometimes marriage feels that way

]]> By: donna http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/05/living-without-sex-for-85-million-years/comment-page-1/#comment-596589 donna Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:12:06 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16646#comment-596589 Not so unusual. Humans have bacterial and viral genes, too. Not so unusual. Humans have bacterial and viral genes, too.

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