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Reversing Undesirable Fish Evolution 216

TaeKwonDood writes "Your granddad's approach to fishing — throw the little 'uns back — may have hurt their evolution, but we can reverse that, says a group of researchers, with a change of policy. Fish have been 'reprogramming' themselves to be smaller and live longer. Welcome to evolutionary dynamics, Lamarck. But, no, they are serious. And it can be fixed within 12 generations. What do the smart people out there think about this? Are they using the term 'evolution' the wrong way?"

Comment Re:Finally... (Score 1) 531

You're right -- he wasn't an extremist nut -- unfortunately too many people like him -- people who choose not to think. Anyone who would run the NRA which specializes in spreading misinformation and pushing an 'all or none' mentality rather than reasonable discussions on gun control -- has lost all credibility for being anything other than an effective mouth piece. It's a shame he wasted it on something so destructive.

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