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... but have recently begun reading more concerning Evolution (like Dawkin's The Ancestor's Tale) It is fascinating!! So, anyway, this has really spurred my interest...so my question is how does one become an Evolutionary Biologist?? Do you have to Study another field of Biology or what? Thanks! ...

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... live just fine in relative harmony with nature? It has been our sometimes-literal arms race between countries, cultures, and religions that has spurred us on to ever 'better' medicine, agriculture, and weapons. Some might argue that our technological achievements have allowed us to achieve better ...

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But it's all speculation, with virtually no fossil support, and since the main thrust of our split with chimplike ancestors was spurred by an adaptation to more open spaces and a much more migratory existence, the inference that we stayed chimplike in societal structure just doesn't seem ...

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... is not a river, nor a mountain range, but rather a microbial infection. The new research suggests that a bacteria known as Wolbachia pipiens spurred the evolution of these wasps. Wolbachia is a particularly wily bacteria. In order to assure that as many wasps as possible pass the microbe ...

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