“Natural selection eliminates and maybe maintains, but it doesn't create... Neo-Darwinists say that new species emerge when mutations occur and modify an organism. I was taught over and over again that the accumulation of random mutations led to evolutionary change… — Lynn Margulis Copy Share Image
![“Natural selection eliminates and maybe maintains, but it doesn't create... Neo-Darwinists say that new species emerge when mutations occur and modify an organism. I was taught over and over again that the accumulation of random mutations led to evolutionary change [which] led to new species. I…” quote by Lynn Margulis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5b9/lynn-margulis-17073_biology_natural-selection-eliminates-and-maybe-m_397958.jpg)