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[–] chonglibloodsport 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not species, genes. Species is a socially constructed concept. Selection operates at the level of individual genes which are the fundamental transmissible units.

Bacteria even carry out horizontal gene transfer via the exchange of plasmids between cells!

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[–] roguetrick 6 points 2 months ago

Baby, thanks to CRISPR, humans can too.

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