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Old July 22nd, 2004, 03:25 AM

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Default Re: Semi-OT: We will go to Stars.

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Originally posted by DarkHorse:
Evolution still happens; as a small example, we are slowly doing away with wisdom teeth. It just happens a little more randomly without the natural selection pressures.
Actually without natural selection (which we DO still have) it happens completely randomly. Especially if you get populations small enough for genetic drift to be a factor.
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