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Title: Organism Survives 100 Million Years Without Sex
Post by: chera on March 22, 2007, 08:28:39 PM: A tiny creature that has not had sex for 100 million years has overturned the theory that animals need to mate to create variety. Analysis of the jaw shapes of bdelloid rotifers, combined with genetic data, revealed that the animals have diversified under pressure of natural selection, despite consisting only of females. Researchers say that their study "refutes the idea that sex is necessary for diversification into evolutionary species." (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article1539281.ece)

Those bdelloid rotifers don't know what they're missing! :lol:

But technically speaking, the researcher quote isn't precisely accurate - bacteria evolve and diversity and don't produce via sex.
Title: Organism Survives 100 Million Years Without Sex
Post by: Shinora on March 22, 2007, 08:35:17 PM: 100 million years without sex... sucks to be them XD
Title: Organism Survives 100 Million Years Without Sex
Post by: Shumatsu Samurai on March 22, 2007, 08:42:23 PM: I know a guy that seems to be of this species XD :P
Title: Organism Survives 100 Million Years Without Sex
Post by: meowchi on March 22, 2007, 09:10:13 PM: " I don't know about these critturs, but lack of sex affects my demeanor. The less sex I have, de meanor I get. "
Title: Organism Survives 100 Million Years Without Sex
Post by: JFC on March 23, 2007, 12:40:29 AM: Quote from: meowchi;335720
" I don't know about these critturs, but lack of sex affects my demeanor. The less sex I have, de meanor I get. "

(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c340/J-F-C/rimshot.gif)

If you need any help, just lemme know. :D
Title: Organism Survives 100 Million Years Without Sex
Post by: StreakInTheSky on March 23, 2007, 02:33:41 AM: Quote from: chera;335692

But technically speaking, the researcher quote isn't precisely accurate - bacteria evolve and diversity and don't produce via sex.

yeah there are plenty of asexual organisms, but I think what makes this one special is that its species has lasted so long.
Title: Organism Survives 100 Million Years Without Sex
Post by: fullyinsane on March 23, 2007, 05:58:55 AM: hm....i dont want to be that kind of species....
Title: Organism Survives 100 Million Years Without Sex
Post by: Masabi on March 23, 2007, 06:16:07 AM: i finally found out what kind of species i am!
Title: Organism Survives 100 Million Years Without Sex
Post by: guyyee on March 23, 2007, 03:23:47 PM: hell no! I'd rather die
Title: Organism Survives 100 Million Years Without Sex
Post by: kakashi on March 24, 2007, 02:50:03 AM: poor organism ... 100 million years still not have sex once
Title: Organism Survives 100 Million Years Without Sex
Post by: thehell on March 24, 2007, 05:41:30 PM: How can they live without xxx