Daily Loaf

Homosexuality has long been difficult to explain in terms of natural selection, as homosexuals reproduce at a lower frequency than their heterosexual counterparts. This would seemingly doom genes related to homosexuality to extinction. However, the fact that homosexuality exists in such a large variety of species suggests that it in some way offers an evolutionary advantage. Otherwise, genes that code for homosexuality would die off (off course this presupposes that you believe homosexuality is determined by nature as opposed to nurture). While homosexuality may not be entirely hereditary, evidence strongly suggests it is largely determined by genetics. Proof of this is the high rate of homosexuality in identical twins, at least for males. Read the rest of this entry »

Mike Gomez

Former Elite XC fighter Mikey Gomez replaces Roger “Relentless” Bowling in the main event of the upcoming Xtreme Fighting Championship (XFC) fight card Evolution on Sept.5 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa. Adding a sense of deja vu, this is the second time Bowling forfeits his chance to fight War Machine due to a pre-fight injury.

Gomez will face off against The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 6 finalist, War Machine, a.k.a. Jon Koppenhaver. Read the rest of this entry »

Despite most males’ fondness for their Y chromosome, a new study conducted at Penn State predicts that the male sex chromosome may soon be lopped off–soon in evolutionary time: a few million years.

Before you female readers start celebrating the triumph of the X chromosome over Y, you should know that this prediction is based on the theory that the Y chromosome has evolved at an accelerated rate, causing the chromosome to shed useless genes–like the genes controlling table manners and the need to talk on the phone about nothing for hours. Read the rest of this entry »

before parasites it was just a huge sausage-fest

I used to hate parasites, always trying to creep into my body and eat my food–freakin’ freeloading assholes who can’t find a real job. But a new study in The American Naturalist has made me reconsider parasites as evidence suggests that these invasive freeloaders may have spurred the evolution of sex. Read the rest of this entry »