“By 1999, over 880 studies suggested that some mutations might… be genetic alterations "custom tailored" to overcome emergencies.”

—  Howard Bloom

Source: Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century (2000), Ch.4 From Social Synapses to Social Ganglions

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