tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34524946.post6406555324738039757..comments2023-10-30T03:58:56.784-04:00Comments on from Archaea to Zeaxanthol: Dr. Ian Malcolm would not like thisJim Lemirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14000051293978203511noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34524946.post-49701499349136647702008-05-24T11:40:00.000-04:002008-05-24T11:40:00.000-04:00I think it comes down to the "quick fix" mentality...I think it comes down to the "quick fix" mentality. Repercussions and consequences be damned, if they're considered at all. People are very arrogant as well (consciously or not) thinking that they can "control" a natural system or process. Never seems to work though.Jim Lemirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000051293978203511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34524946.post-45454732920455632982008-05-23T14:47:00.000-04:002008-05-23T14:47:00.000-04:00Since these folks seem not have learned anything f...Since these folks seem not have learned anything from Ian Malcolm, it's probably silly to wonder whether they've read enough Stephen Jay Gould to know about <A HREF="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg13518294.600-last-stand-for-society-snails-one-of-biologys-evolutionarytreasure-troves-a-family-of-pacific-snails-is-fast-becoming-extinct-abold-attempt-to-breed-the-snails-in-captivity-is-their-only-hope-of-survival.html" REL="nofollow">the destruction of one of the biggest studies of evolution (in the wild) ever undertaken</A>, by the extinction of the species of interest. If only human idiocy were under such intense selection pressure...Stephen Mathesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057004085073574659noreply@blogger.com