Rapid, Dramatic 'Reverse Evolution' Documented In Tiny Fish Species

Thursday, May 15, 2008 - 22:21 in Biology & Nature

Evolution is supposed to inch forward over eons, but sometimes, at least in the case of a little fish called the threespine stickleback, the process can go in relative warp-speed reverse, according to a new study. The adaptation coincides with the '60s cleanup of toxic pollution in Seattle's Lake Washington.

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