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Fighting

1. Qualified for war; fit for battle. An host of fighting men. (2 Chron. Xxvi. 11)

2. Occupied in war; being the scene of a battle; as, a fighting field. A fighting chance, one dependent upon the issue of a struggle.

(Science: zoology) fighting crab, a remarkably pugnacious East indian fish (Betta pugnax), reared by the Siamese for spectacular fish fights.


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Hobbit Skull Comparison Software's Unexpected Result.

... popular attraction. This particular piece suggests to some that during this Roman period, men were selected by size, if not intentionally bred for fighting. This specimen shows unusual brachycephalic structure with a very high, near vertical forehead (frontal) and exaggerated occiputs. The exceedingly ...

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by GaryGaulin
Wed May 06, 2009 7:22 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Hobbit Skull Comparison Software's Unexpected Result.
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An evolutionary race

Pathogens evolve quicker because they reproduce quicker, which gives them the advantage. Hosts and pathogens aer constantly "fighting", like you said, and one is always trying to beat the other. When people create antibiotics, bacteria will survive and pass on their genes, making ...

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by plasmodesmata11
Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:32 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: An evolutionary race
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Re: Future Human Evolution

... never been observed before. We are able, if we choose, to determine where we want to go, and then go there. But to do that, we need to: stop the fighting, clean up our act environmentally, stop believing in fantasy worlds, and just try to be nice. There. That's all I have to say.

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by wbla3335
Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:42 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Future Human Evolution
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Why are new clothes appealing to us?

... good answer to this one, so was just curious what you guys think. Obviously, clothes provided warmth and some basic level of protection in hunting/fighting but why do nice and/or new clothes seem to play such a strong role in attracting mates? I think most of us can agree that a man in old, faded ...

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by joe7dust
Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:57 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Why are new clothes appealing to us?
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Re: Important unknown nanotech within humans

... who with 50000 men spent seven years in the heart of the roman empire undefeated,so great was his generalship the roman empire simply stopped fighting him and boarded themselves up in thier holes and waited for him to leave :mrgreen: :mrgreen: this is a pattern im seeing everywhere now.....everyones ...

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by vincio
Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:14 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Important unknown nanotech within humans
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