Re:the wonders of nature never cease ! (long)

Chuckles T. Darwinist writes:

"Things don't generally inherit traits that they acquire during their lifetime (except possibly in certain cases of bacteria, though that is controversial)."

I don't know if the bacteria thing ever panned out, however it looks like the immune system might be able to pass on its learnings genetically. Just think of very very very tiny little giraffes stretching their necks in your bloodstream and you'll understand the significance of this. Or on second thought maybe not. Nature is indeed still full of surprises, even for "hard" science.

[Lamarck's Signature : How Retrogenes Are Changing Darwin's Natural Selection Paradigm by Edward J. Steele]

I like the hinge metaphor, but the essay could use some editing.

kind regards,

Todd

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