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Scientists uncover key mechanism in evolution: Whole-genome duplication drives

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76 points docmechanic | 8 comments | 29 Mar 25 13:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.025s | source | bottom
1. docmechanic ◴[29 Mar 25 13:39 UTC] No.43515444[source]▶
'Scientists uncovered how whole-genome duplication emerges and remains stable over thousands of generations of evolution in the lab.'
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2. tomrod ◴[02 Apr 25 12:45 UTC] No.43556030[source]▶
No, the title is accurate as currently state: "Scientists uncover key mechanism in evolution: Whole-genome duplication drives long-term adaptation"

Evolution is as fascinating as it is predictive. Very neat read.

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3. flobosg ◴[02 Apr 25 14:56 UTC] No.43557405[source]▶
Assuming the title was trimmed, I would remove that last “drives” since it can be interpreted as a noun.
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4. docmechanic ◴[02 Apr 25 15:45 UTC] No.43557992{3}[source]▶
Yes, I had to trim the title to the character limit. Thanks for the tip for next time I run into this.
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5. docmechanic ◴[02 Apr 25 15:51 UTC] No.43558069[source]▶
I agree that the summary I copied and pasted doesn’t mention the impact on long-term adaptation. The title is a better summary than the summary!
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6. twic ◴[02 Apr 25 16:04 UTC] No.43558198{4}[source]▶
Especially because there's a thing called a gene drive, and i thought this was a corresponding thing for whole genome duplication: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_drive
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7. flobosg ◴[02 Apr 25 16:08 UTC] No.43558241{5}[source]▶
My thoughts exactly!
8. tomrod ◴[02 Apr 25 21:02 UTC] No.43561538{3}[source]▶
No harm no foul!