On Thu, 19 Dec 1996, Tom & Carol Elliott wrote:
 
> Ed Kear wrote:
>
> > Isn't "adaptation" in this context evidence of evolution?  Can't have it
> > both ways Tom.
>
> If you consider living creatures adapting to their environments evolution,
> then I won't refute that.  I am only refering to the formation of new and
> separate species of creatures.  A Bacillus Larvae that can endure a higher
> dose of TM is still a Bacillus Larvae.
 
FWIW, evolution is defined by biologists as "a change in allele frequency
within a population".  So yes, evolution proceeds even without sexual
reproduction, with or without natural or human-directed selection, all the
time.
 
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