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by fuzztester 684 days ago
Good insight. I have thougbt the same or similar.

>I wonder if the group studying an animal slowly evolves to resemble this animal

IOW:

I wonder if the group studying an animal slowly evolves to look like this animal

likely

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They smell like the animal much quicker. Presumably this results in some correlation in their gut flora
> They smell like the animal. Presumably this results in some correlation in their gut flora

Frankly, this claims are starting to be a little offensive.

Biologists take baths also when needed. Exactly the same as any other people. This would be not different than claiming that people that breed pigs, ends looking and smelling like pigs. Is not a productive way to drive this kind of conversations.