Herbert Spencer

The World

From survival of the fittest to survival of all: Is evolution over?

Environment

As medicine, technology and culture advance, we’ve gone from survival of the fittest to survival of just about everyone. Geneticist Steve Jones thinks our advances have effectively put an end to natural selection.

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