This is a true story. Years ago when I was a young man studying Evolutionary Biology as part of my teaching degree; our professor told us this story. His professor at the time walked in, dropped the textbook into the trash and said something to the effect of " The discovery of complex life developing in deep sea vents changes everything we thought we knew." In other words....the biologists at the time were surprised to discover multiple colonies of complex animals with completely different biochemistry living in a very hostile environment, at that time it was believed that only small organisms evolved in the extreme temperatures and high pressure of the deep sea vents. Suddenly there were advanced forms of life (worms and crabs) whose biochemistry was unlike any thing else on the planet. Evolution, at least the way it was understood at the time, changed. This story has stuck with me all these years because it teaches a very valuable lesson. As our knowledge grow
Can the City Mouse adjust to life in the country? The day to day adventures of a "city boy" in rural PA trying to adjust to things like chopping wood, growing his own food and dealing with the horrors of the complete lack of a decent Chinese restaurant.