Originally Posted by Notropis
Hmmmm! Teaching Genetics and Microbiology to second graders would be a challenge.

I really like the part about all the human DNA that has ever existed fitting inside a drop of water. It must be a tight fit.

Some science does not involve testing hypotheses with repeatable and falsifiable experiments. It is legitimate science to look at information from the past to try to establish patterns.

How many chromosomes does a dog have? Chromosome number is one of the postmating isolating mechanisms that helps keep down the number if interspecific hybrids.

How much math have second graders had?


Let's take a prairie rattler. Place him in 30 % oxygen, 2 atmospheres, 40 % humidity, 85 degrees F, and twice the electromagnetic field of today to duplicate the conditions of 6000 years ago. What will happen to the rattler, genius?