Category: Evolution
Exaptation, aka Co-Option: Still a Favorite Darwinian Excuse for Complex Adaptations in Nature
“Feathers, for example, did not originate for flight but may have helped insulate or waterproof dinosaurs before helping birds fly.”
Biologist John Mattick on Junk DNA, ENCODE, and Intelligent Design
It is not every day that we encounter such a humble attitude from a scientist who is prepared to candidly acknowledge the incompleteness in our understanding of the mechanics of evolution.
No, That Bill in Pennsylvania Would Not "Spur Creationism Discussion"
Editors: Don’t go with the first story title that pops into your head.
Among Darwin Defenders, Evidence of Short-Term Memory Loss
If you’ve spent time with aged loved ones afflicted by senile dementia, this will ring a bell.
Does Natural Selection Leave “Detectable Statistical Evidence in the Genome”?
In Chapter 11 of Darwin’s Doubt, Stephen Meyer responds extensively to critics who have claimed that the evolution of new genes is well understood.