[This is the second article where I explain evolution in what I hope are kid-friendly terms. Again, my intended audience in this case isn't actually kids, it is parents trying to find ways to communicate with their kids. To see other entries, go here.]
You may have heard the word mutant before, probably in a comic book or in a movie, but did you know that you are a mutant? No, you can’t fly or shoot fireballs, but every one of us is the product of mutations. Life started with really simple things, like amoebas that are made up of only one cell. Everything alive today from your parents to penguins to potatoes started out just that way. But parents are not much like penguins, and even less like potatoes (except couch potatoes). This is because of things like mutation and natural selection.
