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Influenced Evolution - 6 Generations To Change Butterfly Wing Color

Posted August 08, 2014 10:38 AM

From Science 2.0:

Researchers working on biomimicry have produced the first structural color change in an animal by influencing evolution: They've changed the color of the butterfly Bicyclus anynana from brown to violet - and needed only six generations of selection to do it.

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08/09/2014 11:56 AM

Nothing a can of spray paint can't do in one generation.

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08/09/2014 4:32 PM

We only need to ELECT people to gooberment to make negative evolationary changes.

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