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...Humbug RE The Shrinking Scottish Sheep [July 27]: What is happening to the species mentioned is a classic example of modification not evolution, though some researchers term it "micro-evolution." The same thing happened to the peppered moth, and it is completely reversible. No new species are being created. The genotype remains unchanged, though some genes are switched off and some switched on. Andriy Sukhodub, DUNDEE, SCOTLAND
...Oxford college room of yore - despite the romantic connotations - was very likely to be a cold, damp and creaky affair, with moth-eaten armchairs and rudimentary amenities (picture narrow single beds and a sink and mirror in the corner). These days, though, many have been revamped to include ensuite bathrooms, complimentary toiletries, power showers and Internet access. All are spotlessly clean. (See 10 things to do in London...
...Cheeto • On a waffle • On a spoon • On a frying pan • On a cinnamon roll • On a danish (this may be the same as the aforementioned cinnamon roll. Unclear) • On a fish stick • On a cat • On a moth • In an ultrasound (creepy) • In some salsa • On a grape • In a cellphone pic • On a turtle shell • In a vat of spumoni ice cream • We didn't even mention the man who's convinced that he can see the Virgin Mary in the leg wound...
...Half an hour away is Khao Yai National Park itself. Though it may no longer teem with tigers - except for the stuffed, moth-eaten relic languishing in the visitors' center - there are plenty of gibbons, deer and colorful birds to keep amateur naturalists occupied. The waterfalls are lovely, although the leeches are pernicious, particularly in the rainy season...
...Mohsin Hamid is the author of the novels Moth Smoke and The Reluctant Fundamentalist