I consider imperfection a Darwinian spring of natural selection. For example, present day insects are identical to those of six million years ago: th… - Rita Levi-Montalcini

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I consider imperfection a Darwinian spring of natural selection. For example, present day insects are identical to those of six million years ago: they were already perfect, and there was no reason for them to change. Man was instead imperfect, and this was the proxy for his own development and evolution.

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About Rita Levi-Montalcini

Rita Levi-Montalcini (22 April 1909 – 30 December 2012) was an Italian neurologist and politician who, together with colleague Stanley Cohen, received the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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Alternative Names: R. Levi-Montalcini R Levi-Montalcini Levi-Montalcini Rita Levi Montalcini
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