Reverse Evolution? No, no, no… #BasicBiology #science

Wild Galapagos tomatoes are in the news. I cringe at the way media outlets are phrasing this: “Tomatoes growing on the Galápagos Islands appear to be going back in time by producing the same toxins their ancestors did millions of years ago.” Smithsonian No. Toxins, yes; time travel, no. Just, no. An established trope casts […]