First, Evolution by Natural Selection is not "based on anything" but a continued expansion of our knowledge based on experimentation, observation, testing and discovery. That's it. Theories like Evolution use previous observations and tests to inform our approach to new tests and observation.
No, it doesn't need "a rethink" as if that were a brilliant new idea. Yes? Because EVERYTHING about evolution is constantly being re-tested and rethought every time scientists on the fringes make new discoveries and observations. So, offering up a "rethink" is redundant: Evolution is always being "rethought" and "retested" from A to Z all over the world. That's precisely why we have theories and why theories are tenative and expanding.
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