Significant Evolutionary Shift Observed in the Lab!

[avagoyle]

"But sometime around the 31,500th generation, something dramatic happened in just one of the populations - the bacteria suddenly acquired the ability to metabolise citrate, a second nutrient in their culture medium that E. coli normally cannot use

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[elysian42]

Well...it's not just Americans if it makes you feel any better. I do cringe a bit when you see them so publicly flaunt their ignorance, though, and I think Americans do that the best.

[avagoyle]

Yes, I should've said 'why must a greater percentage of Americans...' http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2006/08/14/science/sciencespecial2/20050815_EVO_GRAPHIC.html I fear for the state of science education in this country. I am considering going overseas or to Canada for my graduate work.