It is an error to imagine that evolution signifies a constant tendency to increased perfection. That process undoubtedly involves a constant remodelling of the organism in adaptation to new conditions but it depends on the nature of those conditions whether the directions of the modifications effected shall be upward or downward.
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In youth the human body drew me and was the object of my secret and natural dreams. But body after body has taken away from me that sensual phosphorescence which my youth delighted in. Within me is no disturbing interplay now, but only the steady currents of adaptation and of sympathy.
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Complete adaptation to environment means death. The essential point in all response is the desire to control environment.
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Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health.
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When one looks back over human existence, however, it is very evident that all culture has developed through an initial resistance against adaptation to the reality in which man finds himself
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Keep on the lookout for novel ideas that others have used successfully. Your idea has to be original only in its adaptation to the problem you're working on.
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I think a good adaptation should send you back to the original.
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We?re headed for 5.4 degrees over the next 100 years. Adaptation will be less likely.
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It shows a new example of independent evolutionary adaptation in the frogs for life in habitats filled with loud background noise.
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[HOLLYWOOD, California (Variety) -- Nicolas Cage, who played twins in] Adaptation.. It's time for me to discover and enjoy my own company.
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Everyone and everything winds up lost in this.. Adaptation of Tolkien 's cult-inspiring trilogy of fantasy novels. That includes plot, character and the patience of most ordinary theatergoers.
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We want to be the premier data provider for the customers we serve. This will allow for greater adaptation for converged services.
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What I feel the story is about is Irene?s adaptation to this new life, that she makes these strong choices and then has to live with them, perhaps finding something richer because she questions her new life.
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Thus, races arose from an original coding which God pulled out as needed for adaptation to the environment.
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This new adaptation to our present policy just fine-tunes it a little more on what clothing air marshals can wear to blend in.
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It's definitely one of the biggest trends in the industry. What we are seeing is an adaptation of the suburban country club turning into an urban country club.
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I think that when you do an adaptation for theater, it's either a marriage or a love affair.. And so tremendous is my esteem and affection of many years for Ernest Gaines, there was no question but that I would be a very faithful adapter.. Which I did do.
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This helps fill a big gap that has existed in evolutionary studies. We have known for some time that when species invade a new environment or ecological niche, a common result is the formation of a great diversity of new species. However, we haven't really understood how or whether the process of adaptation generally drives this pattern of species diversification.
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Agricultural regions are some of the key areas where we would like to understand and predict climate changes in order to aid adaptation to global warming.
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Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another!
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The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
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Hugh Laurie (playing Mr. Palmer) felt the line 'Don't palm all your abuses [of language upon me]' was possibly too rude. 'It's in the book,' I said. He didn't hit me.
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It's too late to be studying Hebrew; it's more important to understand even the slang of today.
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The first horror is there's horror. The second is you accommodate it.
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People lie to adapt..
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