They need to know very accurately what the chances are of something
occurring in a given population in a given location.
Not exact matches
Evolution speaks of mutations
in nature that
occur that make one «version» of a species survive better
in their environment
in a
given «
population».
«It is difficult to estimate the probability of a rare event using a small
population, but
given that around 500 chimpanzees have been born
in captivity
in Japan, the probability of this autosomal trisomy
in chimpanzees may be comparable to that of trisomy 21
in humans, which
occurs in up to 1
in 600 births,» speculates Hirata.
He points out that if there was only one initial migration it must have
occurred very early to
give the
population time to split
in two and the two groups to develop radically different tools.
On the other hand, if the same mutation
occurs in a different cell
population located farther away from the SVZ, it will
give rise to other subtypes,» said Chen.
«Our study suggests that if a cancer - causing mutation
occurs in the neural stem cell
population in the SVZ, it
gives rise to the proneural or the neural glioblastoma subtype.
Now we are a smart species and our agriculture science and production has substantially reduced famine on our planet and has
given us more time than most species have before these
population reductions
occur (although global climate shift and higher energy costs are wildcards
in food production and availability
in the future).