A. On bumper stickers, you sometimes see, “If you can read this, thank a teacher.” However, 21% of adult Americans cannot read, while 54% of American adults read at below the sixth-grade level. Who do we thank for that? B. What is the crowning achievement of sustained life on earth? Intelligence? Resourcefulness? Aggressiveness? Speed? No. It is adaptability, a property undetectable under the microscope.
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