In 1928-1929, (Martin) Henry Dawson fell upon an explanation for something the Era of Modernity definitely felt needed explaining.
How, in the name of Darwin , if the bacteria were so small, weak and stupid , had they survived on the Earth dozens of times longer than their next nearest (and much larger and much more complex) rivals ?
How, in the name of Darwin , if the bacteria were so small, weak and stupid , had they survived on the Earth dozens of times longer than their next nearest (and much larger and much more complex) rivals ?