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"Ask any biologist—sex seems like a waste" Stopped reading after this. If it's straw man, it's an especially stupid one. If she is serious, that's not even fun
by guard-of-terra 11y ago
"Ask any biologist—sex seems like a waste"
Stopped reading after this. If it's straw man, it's an especially stupid one. If she is serious, that's not even funny.
- gus_massa 11y agoYou should continue. The article discuss the relation between the nucleus ADN, the mitochondrial ADN and sex. I'm still not convinced about the conclusions, but it's an interesting theory. I really don't like the title, it looks like a confusing linkbait. Following the unofficial extended guidelines, I suggest the subtitle that is much better: "Did sexual reproduction evolve to keep up with mitochondrial mutation? "
- breakingcups 11y agoPerhaps you should continue reading the article to find out.
- oolongCat 11y agoWelcome to the internet, where people only read half the story and make up opinions :P
- 0xFFC 11y agoOff topic.I am student and in last year I felt this drawback.I spent almost all of my day reading internet (scientific material, watching courses).But recently I can feel internet makes person a shallow, without deep understanding about topics.(I don't know how to express clearly). I recently completely switched from internet to reading exclusively book/papers.
- pygy_ 11y agoThe article is full of gross approximations and falsehoods. The author later states things like That link lies in the fact that mitochondria are not just cellular batteries. Billions of years ago they were actually independent organisms. They are an example of how the human body is not entirely “human.” and (quoting someone else): “Until recently, science has basically ignored the fact that we are all walking around with two genomes in every cell,” Dowling says, “that of our own nuclear genome, and that of the mitochondria.”
- pessimist 11y agoBoth the statements in quotes are true.
- guard-of-terra 11y agoThey are both unfalsifiable and bizzare.