Tag: chimpanzees
Another “Junk DNA” Icon Bites the Dust
Casey Luskin examines a paper which argues that the famous beta-globin pseudogene is functional. Why is this pseudogene famous?
Study: Hands of “Ardi” Indicate a Chimp-like Tree-Dweller and Knuckle-Walker
Initially, Ardi was widely called the “oldest human ancestor,” due to its supposed skeletal traits that indicated an early bipedal (upright walking) species.
Newly Published Analysis Refutes Claims that Sahelanthropus tchadensis Was Human Ancestor
What happened to the femur? Did the original discoverers hold on to the bones to stonewall an analysis with a conclusion they didn’t like?
Empathy — The Foundation of Human Exceptionalism?
If I gave you 15 seconds you could come up with a pat evolutionary just-so story to account for this, speculating on what reproductive advantage it serves.
From Birds and Lemurs, Lessons About Human Exceptionalism
Self-degradation, like the “Galileo legend,” is a vital fuel from Darwinism. Plus, “Another failed prediction” of evolutionary theory.