Language and evolution are 'predictable'</tile> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="description" content="Language and evolution are 'predictable'"> <meta http-equiv="keywords" content="Language,and,evolution,are,predictable"> </head> <body> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="10" height="39"> </td> <td width="99%" height="39"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="16%"><a href="http://inttranews.inttra.net"><img src="http://inttranews.inttra.net/images/inttranews_grey_2.jpg" width="192" height="37" border="0"></a></td> <td width="50%" valign="middle"> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><font color="#CCCCCC" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">KNOW.<br> HOW.</font></b></font> </p> </td> <td width="34%" align="right" valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#666666">28-02-2006</font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <b>Language and evolution are 'predictable'</b></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">California, USA (UPI): A University of California scientist says evolution is so predictable, if life were to repeat itself, it would have a similar plot and outcomes. "Evolution ... like the rest of history is predictable, perhaps more predictable than people want to imagine," UC-Davis paleontologist Geerat Vermeij says. "Many traits are so advantageous under so many circumstances that you are likely to see the same things again and again." <br>Vermeij argues some innovations, such as photosynthesis, plant seeds and even human language are just such good ideas, they would reappear, although at different times and in somewhat different forms. <br> <br>For more information, please visit: <br><a href="http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060227-024846-3549r " target="blank">www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060227-024846-3549r </a> <br></font></td> </tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="<http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show