You get mature ecosystems such as rainforests and prairies where you have far more cooperation th...
You get mature ecosystems such as rainforests and prairies where you have far more cooperation than you have hostile competition.
Cooperation
All of us are walking communities of bacteria
All of us are walking communities of bacteria. The world shimmers, a pointillist landscape made of tiny living beings.
Life on Earth is an elaborate and intricate symbiotic phenomenon
Life on Earth is an elaborate and intricate symbiotic phenomenon.
Symbiosis, living together in physical contact, is a concept neglected in evolution
I think the concept of symbiosis, of living together in physical contact, is a very important concept in evolution that has been neglected.
The romantic vision of biotic nature as a cooperative venture is scientifically accurate
The romantic vision of biotic nature as a cooperative venture is far more scientifically accurate than the view of nature as violent and competitive.
The view of evolution as chronic bloody competition dissolves before a new view of cooperation
The view of evolution as chronic bloody competition among individuals and species, a popular distortion of Darwin’s notion of ‘survival of the fittest,’ dissolves before a new view …
We abide in a symbiotic world
We abide in a symbiotic world.
Life did not take over the globe by combat but by networking
“Life did not take over the globe by combat but by networking.” — Lynn Margulis Microcosmos (1986)
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“Evolution is not a tree but a web. Symbiosis is the driving force.” — Lynn Margulis Acquiring Genomes (2002)
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“Symbiosis is not marginal. It is the key to evolution and survival.” — Lynn Margulis Acquiring Genomes (2002)
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“The human body is not a single being but a consortium of species.” — Lynn Margulis Symbiotic Planet (1998)
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“To understand life, we must understand the partnerships that make it possible.” — Lynn Margulis Microcosmos (1986)
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“We are walking communities of microbes, proof that cooperation drives life forward.” — Lynn Margulis Symbiotic Planet (1998)
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“Gaia is a tough bitch: she has endured cataclysmic change for billions of years.” — Lynn Margulis Symbiotic Planet (1998)