Darwin, natural selection and the biological essentiality of aluminium and silicon
C Exley - Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 2009 - Elsevier
If one was asked to produce a set of 'Trump Cards™'based upon 'Forces of Nature Defining
Life on Earth'then which card would be 'Top Trump'? I was recently chastised on the Darwin
Today website for suggesting Darwin and 'natural selection'rather than, for example, Newton
and 'gravity'. Although there is no denying the significance of gravity, my argument in favour
of natural selection is simply that gravity is just one factor that contributes towards an
outcome which ultimately is defined by natural selection. Both the beauty and the brilliance …
Life on Earth'then which card would be 'Top Trump'? I was recently chastised on the Darwin
Today website for suggesting Darwin and 'natural selection'rather than, for example, Newton
and 'gravity'. Although there is no denying the significance of gravity, my argument in favour
of natural selection is simply that gravity is just one factor that contributes towards an
outcome which ultimately is defined by natural selection. Both the beauty and the brilliance …
