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He's saying that even when people are universally weakened by starvation, the other mutations that exhibit advantages (a regenerative immune system in this case
by libria 12y ago
He's saying that even when people are universally weakened by starvation, the other mutations that exhibit advantages (a regenerative immune system in this case) are rewarded with further generations. I think "evolved to thrive in famine" is fair to say.
- Florin_Andrei 12y agoEvolved to thrive on abundance of resources on the long-term, punctuated by brief intervals of scarcity.