New evidence supports the now decades old notion of the selfish gene.
In studying genomes, the word ’selfish’ does not refer to the human-describing adjective of self-centered behavior but rather to the blind tendency of genes wanting to continue their existence into the next generation. Ironically, this ’selfish’ tendency can appear anything but selfish when the [...]
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