Tag: Cambrian News
Hox Genes to the Rescue?
Hox gene clusters are regulatory elements that switch on genes downstream in embryological development. When you swap one cluster with another, what happens? Evolution?
Complexity by Subtraction Was Weird Enough; Now, Complexity by Harmful Mutations
A new paper casts evolution as kind of a trampoline: organisms can bounce higher by jumping off the fitness peak.
Cambrian Animals? Just Add Oxygen
In Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a new paper that, frankly, we’re not sure passes the laugh test.
Darwinian Magic: Another Question-Begging Darwinian Explanation of the Cambrian Explosion
The Cambrian animals exploded onto the scene because evolution works fast sometimes. What, you’ve got a problem with that?
Instant Body Plans: The Case of Jellyfish
Jellyfish (phylum Cnidaria, including jellyfish, corals and sea anemones) may look like the “simplest” of animal phyla after sponges.