This sea change in perspective is rapidly accelerating progress in experimental biology. Source Read More Evolution News
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Beyond Genes: Biologists Seek Purpose in Unknown Substances, Processes
There’s more going on in DNA and cells than the old Central Dogma predicted. The time has come to look beyond genes. Source Read More Evolution News
Human Brain Shape Hardly Changed in 160,000 Years
The changes in human heads were not driven by a changing brain, researchers say. It was the human face that changed. Source Read More Evolution News
Just How Well Does That Cherry-Picked Data Fit an Evolutionary Tree?
The tree-like pattern from the dataset was not very strong. Of course, if you shuffle it, it looks strong compared to randomness. Source Read More Evolution News
Octopuses from the Sky: Scientists Propose “Aliens Seeded Life on Earth”
Host Sarah Chaffee and biologist Ann Gauger discuss panspermia, the topic of a peer-reviewed paper by several quite serious scientists. Source Read More Evolution News
Bees Feel Pain. Therefore…Insect Rights?
As we learn more from research about how various life forms respond to experiences, a more complex picture may raise political issues. Source Read More Evolution News
Why This Separate Ancestry Model Is “Wildly Unrealistic”
On Monday, I will look at the consistency of the phylogenetically informative sites for the Baum et al. (2016) paper. Spoiler alert: It looks like design. Source Read More Evolution…
Recognizing Providence in the History of Life Is a Hint About Our Own Lives
Any of us can point to certain pivotal events in our past that need not have occurred, but did. Source Read More Evolution News
Fossil Friday: Treehopper Nymph in Dominican Amber and the Miracle of Mimicry
The miracle of mimicry, for which there are countless examples in the animal kingdom, represents powerful evidence for design in nature. Source Read More Evolution News
Recognizing Providence in the History of Life Is a Hint About Our Own Lives
Any of us can point to certain pivotal events in our past that need not have occurred, but did. Source Read More Evolution News