Found another interesting bit about evolution at the site. It talks about Lag Load which is basically the difference between a geneome's optimal form and current form:
(Gopt - Gnow)/Gopt=Lag
Basically the reason for all the extinctions we see in DB is that the L is too high, that is that the genomes aren't evolving fast enough to cope with the changes they face.
Somehow we need a beter evolution system that can make up the difference. I think the mutation system we have now works well enough, we just need to figure out a way for it to do more. Tall order to even contemplate, humans figuring out how to allow a program do what nature does.
Alright enough for today, gotta sleep sometime. :)