It's not like there is a sequester or anything. Oh, wait a minute...
(CNSNews.com) – The National Science Foundation awarded a grant
for $876,752 to the University of Iowa to study whether there is any
benefit to sex among New Zealand mud snails and whether that explains
why any organism has sex.
The study, first funded in 2011 and continuing until 2015, will study
the New Zealand snails to see if it is better that they reproduce
sexually or asexually – the snail can do both – hoping to gain insight
on why so many organisms practice sexual reproduction.
“Sexual reproduction is more costly than asexual reproduction, yet
nearly all organisms reproduce sexually at least some of the time. Why
is sexual reproduction so common despite its costs,” the study’s
abstract asks.
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