Kick

... be able to mate with other betaBirds (parent population) but the new genes would be spread over subsequent generations and natural selection would kick in. Let me address "species" for a moment. Species, to me, are essentially ecologically stable gene cohorts. They exist as a "species" ...

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... the basic cloning process. I can imagine that when two nuclei merge as in standard fertilization, some energy may be released, which could kick start the process of embryo development. But when you replace the egg nucleus with a nucleus from another cell, where does the trigger for embryo ...

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... time; unless there is immunological memory (i.e. a re-infection or after vaccination), it takes several days from the adaptive immune response to kick in, whereas the innate one works immediately. If the infection persists, the adaptive response typically takes the main role in eradicating the ...

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... in the past, because people simply died before it had time to have an effect, and because it requires many genetic and environmental factors to kick in, so on a large scale as far as human populations are concerned, it's a mere nuisance. Breast cancer (and cancers in general) have a marked impact ...

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... that is the problem with today’s youth (not to imply all youth's); many have been coddled far too long and expect the easy fix. Maybe a swift kick in the behind is better medicine and what they need. Grumble, grumble...

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