The claim made in "Butterfly Lessons" is that there are ways of evaluating global warming by observing the various adjustments made by species in response to a warmer climate. One of the ways that Kolber proves this point is by profiling the Bradshaw-Holzapfel Mosquito laboratory. They were able to prove that changes in a mosquitos environment can have a direct effect on the genetic composition of subsequent generations. Proving this was monumental in that "they became the first researchers to demonstrate that global warming had begun to drive evolution."
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