In the race of life, better an adaptable tortoise than a fit hare
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 11:30
in Biology & Nature
When it comes to survival of the fittest, it's sometimes better to be an adaptable tortoise than a fitness-oriented hare, an evolutionary biologist says. Scientists show that more adaptable bacteria oriented toward long-term improvement prevailed over competitors that held a short-term advantage.