Wave goodbye."The Human Wave" (SN: 8/6/05, p. 91) was very interesting, but it didn't mention the possibility of a genetic bottleneck A lessening of throughput. It often refers to networks that are overloaded, which is caused by the inability of the hardware and transmission lines to support the traffic. It can also refer to a mismatch inside the computer where slower-speed peripheral buses and devices prevent the CPU after Homo sapiens Homo sapiens (Latin; “wise man”) Species to which all modern human beings belong. The oldest known fossil remains date to c. 120,000 years ago—or much earlier (c. was already dispersed into Asia and then eliminated from everywhere but Africa by the Toba volcano in Sumatra 74,000 years ago. It has been said that during the colder times after the explosion, the cold-adapted Homo neanderthalensis repopulated the eastern Mediterranean, to be followed much later by H. sapiens sa·pi·ens adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Homo sapiens. [Latin sapi again, when the climate became warmer. TANA HEMINGWAY, LAS CRUCES Las Cruces (läs kr  `sĭs), city (1990 pop. 62,126), seat of Dona Ana co., SW N.Mex., on the Rio Grande, in a farm area irrigated by the Elephant Butte system; founded 1848, inc. 1907. , N.M.
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion