Tag: common ancestry
In the NGSS, a Dogmatic Standard on Evolution
Inaccurate teaching about evolution is widespread, as Jonathan Wells’s review of textbooks shows.
An Icon Revisited: Flagellar Hook Shows Further Aspects of Design
If you tried to build a pipe that had to rotate on its long axis while maintaining its angular shape, could you do better than this?
Waste Not: Research Finds that “Far from Junk DNA,” ERVs Perform “Critical Cellular Functions”
A pair of new articles in Nature Genetics acknowledge just how widespread ERV and retrotransposon functionality is.
In the Controversy over Intelligent Design, Seeking Genuine Dialogue
To me, this kind of back and forth is more amenable to serious discussion and reflection than quick volleys on a discussion board.
State Science Standards and You: Utah in Focus
While discussions of science standards are often couched in bureaucratic-sounding language, the impact of these policies can be profound.