"Darwin was the first to use data from nature to convince people that evolution is true, and his idea of natural selection was truly novel. It testifies to his genius that the concept of natural theology, accepted by most educated Westerners before 1859, was vanquished within only a few years by a single five-hundred-page book. On the Origin of Species turned the mysteries of life's diversity from mythology into genuine science." -- Jerry Coyne
The variant, first identified in England, is known to be more highly contagious and has the potential to overwhelm health systems, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson is the first leader to say it "may be associated with a higher degree of mortality."
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