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:''This aricle concerns the scientific concept of evolution. For the novel by [[John Peel]], see [[Evolution (novel)|separate entry]].''
:''For the novel of the same name, see [[Evolution (novel)]].''


'''Evolution''' is the development and change of organisms over time, closely linked to [[mutation]] and natural selection. On [[Earth]] a [[Human]] scientist, [[Charles Darwin]], "discovered" and popularized the idea.
'''Evolution''' is the development and change of organisms over time, closely linked to [[mutation]] and natural selection. On [[Earth]] a [[Human]] scientist, [[Charles Darwin]], "discovered" and popularized the idea.

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For the novel of the same name, see Evolution (novel).

Evolution is the development and change of organisms over time, closely linked to mutation and natural selection. On Earth a Human scientist, Charles Darwin, "discovered" and popularized the idea.

References

  • Light and the Reverend Ernest Matthews separately found the concept abhorrent, though for different reasons, the former because of his love of stasis and hatred of change, the latter because he found it repugnant to have evolved from monkeys. (DW: Ghost Light)
  • Professor Richard Lazarus had created a machine that rejuvinated himself, or in simpler terms he made himself younger. This transformation also accidentally unlocked a rejected option for human evolution, making him a scorpion-like mutant. (DW: The Lazarus Experiment)
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