natural selection

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"Bats have figured it out, and it's all in their DNA, the result of natural selection."

From Science Daily

That reason was his recent proclamation that some mysterious version of evolutionary science has anointed capitalism a triumph of natural selection.

From Salon

With his scientist’s brain, Chris Slay could not help but linger on a truism from biology: The result of natural selection is adequacy, not perfection.

From Los Angeles Times

If natural selection favors genes that reproduce, why can’t women have children throughout their entire lifespans?

From Salon

The increased frequency of the variants is presumably a result of natural selection for higher reproduction.

From Science Daily