Conclusion (preferred!):

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. -- Dirk Gently

At the very least, it underlines that the Dawkins' slogan (``Longevity, Fecundity, Fidelity'') is wildly over-simplistic.
We suggest that it was worthwhile to isolate and characterise this phenomenon clearly before adding additional complications.
But best of all: it immediately offers a simple candidate problem for solution by protocell level selection.
So stay tuned!

Barry.McMullin@dcu.ie