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In reply to the discussion: A new coronavirus variant is seen spreading across Europe, research says [View all]Miguelito Loveless
(4,465 posts)27. It was, though Darwin's use
of the term was twisted into a social theory to advocate cut-throat societies.
In biology the term is a way to describe "natural selection", which is more nuanced in that it means that any biological adaptation/mutation which enhances the chances of the species to thrive and survive, will become dominant as long as it is around long enough to be passed on genetically. The ability to run faster than "normal" does you no good if that trait also kills you before sexual maturity.
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A new coronavirus variant is seen spreading across Europe, research says [View all]
sabra
Oct 2020
OP
According to recent lengthy New Yorker reports, broad spectrum hasn't been how vaccine is developed.
ancianita
Oct 2020
#32
That's what happeend with influenza - it got more deadly, then eventually less deadly.
Initech
Oct 2020
#8
We have enough on our plate already. We don't need anything else. Thanks but no thanks!...
Illumination
Oct 2020
#19