Evolution

Evolution

In the name of human evolution, the flu pandemic is a welcome event.

From what I gather from the Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins, an event like this will wipe out the weakest DNA from the overall gene pool and leave the best behind.

The remaining humans will then procreate to repopulate the gene pool.

It's an interesting theory and it is scary as well.

But it is something that we need to think about for as long as there are humans.

Our efforts in genetic modifications of crops and animals have brought about much disaster to ourselves. Very soon, the banana will be extinct as there simply aren't enough genes to procreate the next generation of banana trees.

Savour every banana like it's your last. Maybe in another 50 years, you can sit back and tell your grandchildren, "You know, when gonggong was younger, we had banana splits from Swensen..." And when you talk about bananas, you actually are not referring to the third leg.

We tried to be God for many things. Perhaps it's now time to reap our bitter fruits.