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Date:      Sat, 7 Sep 2002 08:38:41 -0700 (PDT)
From:      "Neal E. Westfall" <nwestfal@directvinternet.com>
To:        Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
Cc:        Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>, Joshua Lee <yid@softhome.net>, <dave@jetcafe.org>, <chat@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Why did evolution fail?
Message-ID:  <20020907083655.K44831-100000@Tolstoy.home.lan>
In-Reply-To: <3D79A82B.A67E8686@mindspring.com>

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On Sat, 7 Sep 2002, Terry Lambert wrote:

> > An understanding of the characteristics of mutation in virrii, and
> > the development of new vaccines are not at all dependent on the
> > theory of evolution.  Mutations != evolution.
>
> It is predictive of the mutuations.  Among other things, this
> allows us to use statistics and predictive models to decide
> which flu to manufacture vaciones for, and which flu to ignore.

*How* is evolution predictive of the mutations?  One doesn't need
to be an evolutionist in order to make such predictions.




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