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“It is in the nature of science that once a position becomes orthodox it should be suggested to criticism.... It does not follow that, because a position is orthodox, it is wrong.”

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John Maynard Smith
John Maynard Smith

John Maynard Smith, born on January 6, 1920 and died on April 19, 2004, was a distinguished geneticist from the United Kingdom. His contributions to evolutionary biology, particularly in the fields of natural selection and genetic diversity, have had a profound impact on modern biology. more

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