the limits of time compression

Paul "PZ" Myers writes,

"In development, time is often at a premium, though: In some lineages, the evolutionary pressure is on accelerating the rate of development to increase the rate of reproduction. The clock can be adjusted to run faster and faster, but there are limits: Increasing the rate can increase errors, as well, negating the advantages of speed with failures in successful completion in development. Molecules and cells can only respond so fast to fluctuations in the levels of regulatory genes without the whole process smearing into incoherence."