natural selection

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No sexual selection, no natural selection — just swapping genes in productive chaos.

From Washington Post

In the middle of the 19th century Charles Darwin realized that rather than being the “crown of creation,” humans are simply a natural product of evolution by means of natural selection.

From Scientific American

This advantage would allow the worms to pass on their genes, allowing for natural selection to continue favoring genes that produce photoreceptor cells and benefit its survival.

From Salon

But via natural selection and an abundance of food, more aggressive males were weeded out in favor of those with milder temperaments, helping to create a more peaceful society, Hare has theorized.

From Science Magazine

Dr. Ayala brought the training of a geneticist to the study of evolution, making important findings about the emergence and extinction of species in response to natural selection, mutation and other natural processes.

From New York Times