I teach (in the distant future) a first year class in genetics and evolution. I’m going to have to use this comic when I discuss the inheritance of acquired characteristics — I think the bit about helicopter moms might resonate.
But not now! No teaching until January 2026! I’ll just file this away for now.
I once pointed out that Jewish males required genital mutilation every generation only to be told that that was different. I never found out why.
Please do not mention Lamarkism while you-know-who is in power. We know what happened in ghe Soviet Union when a crank got the ear of Stalin.
What’s this “mate” business Evolution refers to? Are we talking about chess?
robro@3
Ummm. He used “mate” instead of “meet a woman and have consensual sex that produced offspring”.
On the other hand you could just replace it with the word “fuck”.
@2 I’ve been thinking of Vavilov ever since the pandemic, seeing as how Cheetolini treated Dr. Fauci.
All the more so, since Brainworm was put in charge of most of our human health and science agencies.
https://www.themarginalian.org/2023/03/08/nikolai-vavilov/
With the distinct possibility that we are now witnessing the 21st century version, albeit with human health rather than cultivated crop seed preservation.