natural selection
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It isn’t quite natural selection, but it isn’t far off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Inside cells, many variations of DNA, RNA, and proteins arise, and natural selection favors the organisms that function most effectively.
From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026
That was assumed to be the result of a natural selection.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
The theoretical approach, which studies human behavior, cognition and emotions as products of natural selection, depicts relationship formation as sales-like, highly gendered and strategy-based.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
The existence of such elites goes against the most fundamental principles of natural selection, since these dominant members of society willingly give up procreation.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
