> "I realized that electric eels in the Amazon River could well act as a power source, organisms living in the surrounding area could act as recipient cells, and environmental DNA fragments released into the water would become foreign genes, causing genetic recombination in the surrounding organisms because of electric discharge.”
So if I'm reading this correctly, and Atsuo Lida is correct, then lightning zapping a water source which is teaming with life can trigger genetic recombination[0], and by extension, possibly catalyse evolution (at least sometimes)?
I do love the idea, and am aware that I have no idea what I'm talking about here.
So if I'm reading this correctly, and Atsuo Lida is correct, then lightning zapping a water source which is teaming with life can trigger genetic recombination[0], and by extension, possibly catalyse evolution (at least sometimes)?
I do love the idea, and am aware that I have no idea what I'm talking about here.
[0] https://www.palomar.edu/anthro/synthetic/synth_7.htm#:~:text....