Evolution: Revenge of the hopeful monster (original) (raw)

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Experiments have revealed how single mutations can have huge effects that drive evolution. But small steps pave the way, finds Tanguy Chouard.

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Chouard, T. Evolution: Revenge of the hopeful monster.Nature 463, 864–867 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/463864a