Experiments have revealed how single mutations can have huge effects that drive evolution. But small steps pave the way, finds Tanguy Chouard.
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Chouard, T. Evolution: Revenge of the hopeful monster. Nature 463, 864–867 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/463864a
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