Category: Science
Scientist Confirms We Are Not “Just Apes”
Defending human exceptionalism can be a lonely job these days.
Common Ancestry and Human Uniqueness
Accepting common ancestry for humans and apes doesn’t mean one has to embrace the claims of those who debunk human uniqueness.
The Vitellogenin Pseudogene Story: Unequally Yolked
Synteny refers to how well chromosomal sequences from different species align with one another.
Nile Crocodiles Turn Up in Florida; Did They Raft?
Animals rarely resort to cross-ocean seafaring except under the combined pressure of biogeography and neo-Darwinian theory.
From Douglas Axe, a Sobering Take on the Limits of Genome Technology
Fueled by news of a closely guarded meeting at Harvard Medical School, the media abuzz are about the prospect of synthesizing a human genome.