Comments on: Pfffffffffft! http://www.genomicron.evolverzone.com/2009/11/pfffffffffft/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:07:35 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: T. Ryan Gregory http://www.genomicron.evolverzone.com/2009/11/pfffffffffft/comment-page-1/#comment-1268 T. Ryan Gregory Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:59:40 +0000 http://www.genomicron.evolverzone.com/?p=650#comment-1268 "Overtones of group selection", "Fundamentally and deeply mistaken description of natural selection", Tomayto, Tomahto... (And yes, plasticity is a phenotype that can evolve -- not too surprising) “Overtones of group selection”, “Fundamentally and deeply mistaken description of natural selection”, Tomayto, Tomahto…

(And yes, plasticity is a phenotype that can evolve — not too surprising)

]]> By: Jonathan Badger http://www.genomicron.evolverzone.com/2009/11/pfffffffffft/comment-page-1/#comment-1267 Jonathan Badger Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:01:51 +0000 http://www.genomicron.evolverzone.com/?p=650#comment-1267 No, that's what I meant by "overtones of group selection". No, that’s what I meant by “overtones of group selection”.

]]> By: T. Ryan Gregory http://www.genomicron.evolverzone.com/2009/11/pfffffffffft/comment-page-1/#comment-1266 T. Ryan Gregory Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:55:59 +0000 http://www.genomicron.evolverzone.com/?p=650#comment-1266 I am not criticizing the study at all. But do you really think this kind of feature evolves so that the species won't go extinct? I am not criticizing the study at all. But do you really think this kind of feature evolves so that the species won’t go extinct?

]]> By: Jonathan Badger http://www.genomicron.evolverzone.com/2009/11/pfffffffffft/comment-page-1/#comment-1265 Jonathan Badger Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:54:30 +0000 http://www.genomicron.evolverzone.com/?p=650#comment-1265 Is it that you don't like the overtones of group selection in the press release? Have you read the article? It actually is quite a significant finding and even made the cover of _Nature_. Basically it is experimental support of the theoretical concept of "bet hedging" in bacteria. What is fascinating it is shows that the standard idea of evolution leading to a "most fit" phenotype isn't necessarily true. Unless plasticity is considered a phenotype, I suppose... http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v462/n7269/full/nature08504.html Is it that you don’t like the overtones of group selection in the press release? Have you read the article? It actually is quite a significant finding and even made the cover of _Nature_. Basically it is experimental support of the theoretical concept of “bet hedging” in bacteria. What is fascinating it is shows that the standard idea of evolution leading to a “most fit” phenotype isn’t necessarily true. Unless plasticity is considered a phenotype, I suppose…
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v462/n7269/full/nature08504.html

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