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A world without men
Does evolution still happen today? In 1997 a German aquarist was very surprised: he had a single marble crayfish (Procambarus fallax) in his tank. It was a female crayfish, which suddenly started to reproduce. After three to six weeks, about 120 young animals develop from the eggs. This was nice at first, but became annoying…
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Mutants
Mutants are usually not as spectacular as Spiderman or the Hulk. They are much more ordinary. Every human has about 30 to 60 new mutations, most of which are not even noticed. However, many mutations are lethal. In humans, it is believed that 50% of fertilized eggs or very early embryos are spontaneously aborted because…
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