The real story here is the one indicated by the CM PRESS headline above, and not the one in the linked column.
Scientists didn't create something new; the genes for these characteristics were dormant within the ants themselves. The scientists just found a way to have these genes expressed.
If we assume, just for experimental purposes, that the large head genes became dormant because they didn't offer a survival advantage in the past, and that they were replaced with small head genes, then it would be interesting to use some of these big head ants in an experiment in a controlled environment where equal numbers of big head ants and small head ants are let loose to see how natural selection works itself out.
Will the big head ants become extinct again?
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19th STREET BRIDGE MEETING TONIGHT
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The good news is that he's been made Costa Mesa's first Economic Development Director.
The bad news is that the Improvers will now be closely watching him to make sure some of that economic development happens on the Westside.
And, if there is no economic development on the Westside, the ears of the City Council members and Mr. Hatch are going to be bent sideways with complaints.
We don't want to hear gushy tales of economic development in the South Coast Plaza area--that area can take care of itself. We want to hear about economic development that will transform the Westside.
For starters, we'd like to see that "19 WEST" sign get installed in the middle of W. 19th Street, post haste.
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DECEPTIVE HEADLINE OF THE DAY: "HOW TO FIGHT LIBERALS: IMITATE THEM"The lead in to this story from Drudge was also deceptive: "New think tank sets up conservative on line newspaper..."
When you finally get to the story, you quickly realize that these aren't real conservatives at all. At least not as we usually think of the term.
They're warmongering Neocons.
Neocons are really liberals who are using the conservative label to build support for sending American kids into meaningless (for the U.S.) wars against various Islamic nations. Their latest target is Iran.
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OUR FELLOW MENSAN STEPHEN HAWKING TURNS 70
[The photo, of course, is of Herbert Lom playing nutty Chief Inspector Dreyfus who was so obsessed with Inspector Clouseau that he'd develop a serious eye twitch and turn mad at the mention of Clouseau's name.]
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BLACK AL SHARPTON MAKES ANTI-WHITE COMMENTS
Good Whites rush to apologize for being white.
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THE CHARTER CITY MEETING LAST NIGHT
The CM PRESS went, perceived that nothing new would be heard, and left.
If you want to know about the charter, go to the City's website. It's all there.
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