Fast bacteria divide, cloning themselves every 20 minutes. In a million divisions, one bacterium may be a mutant. While most mutants die, successful ones quickly clone themselves across the environmen..
more »Fast bacteria divide, cloning themselves every 20 minutes. In a million divisions, one bacterium may be a mutant. While most mutants die, successful ones quickly clone themselves across the environment.
Bacteria aren’t just fast; they’re also loose. Gene traders and swappers, they do not just create the next generation – they can become the next generation. “Horizontal” evolution yields brandnew kinds of beings.
What would happen if human beings could swap ideas as readily as these bacteria swap genes?
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