The more central theme is adaptation: to the new, to the strange, to oneself.
But so is adaptation to any new culture.
That is, adaptation to an error in one direction occurs just as quickly as adaptation to an error in the opposite direction.
It appears that with time, however, there was adaptation to and acceptance of the new realities.
It has been proposed that the unifying trait of all archaea is adaptation to chronic energy stress [ 93].
Thus, a necessary step in the progression of any solid tumour is adaptation to low oxygen or hypoxic conditions.
Therefore, the primary purpose of the redundancy of these K+ uptake systems might not be adaptation to salt.
Both are assumed to be adaptations to help dissipate heat, said Dr. Richard Klein, an archaeologist at Stanford University.
If you are an arm amputee, there are adaptations to handle bars and gears.
Some or all of these traits may be adaptations to help retard water loss.
The vanadium and niobium compounds in ascidian blood may be adaptations to low oxygen levels.
