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Category: Science
Junk No Longer: ERVs Are “Integral” and “Important Components” of Immune Responses
It’s another example of a paper that sounds like it could have been written by a proponent of intelligent design. Source Read More Evolution News
On Evolution and Racism, Scientific American Goes to War Against the Truth
Given evolution’s racist baggage, you might think the theory’s proponents would be somewhat abashed to accuse the critics of Darwin of “white supremacy.” Source Read More Evolution News
Why Darwin Exaggerated His Health Problems
All the evidence points to Darwin as a generally healthy man with a strong, active libido, normal sexual function, and prodigious fertility. Source Read More Evolution News
New Paper Investigates Engineering Design Constraints on the Bacterial Flagellum
This technique of examining biology through the eyes of engineering is not necessarily new — systems biologists have been doing it for years. Source Read More Evolution News
The Uses of Illness in Darwin’s Correspondence
Darwinian biographer Janet Browne notes how Darwin’s illness may have become a convenient excuse for avoiding certain activities. Source Read More Evolution News
Honoring Richard Lewontin, Famed Evolutionary Biologist and Sometime Critic of His Own Field
The quote for which Lewontin has become best known appeared in his 1997 review of a book by Carl Sagan. Source Read More Evolution News
Richard Lewontin (1929-2021), Mensch
As I stood by the lab doorway, Lewontin — who was sitting right down front — looked back towards the door and caught my eye. Source Read More Evolution News
Darwin’s Genie: Misapplied Natural Selection Continues
“Natural selection” is like a Swiss Army knife that researchers in widely different disciplines use to solve their problems. Source Read More Evolution News
Heidi’s Story: Down Syndrome Goes to Court
She wants to change the law. Specifically, the law that says people like her can be aborted up to birth. Source Read More Evolution News