Tag: Current Biology
Physics Envy Is Not Helping Evolutionary Biology
Biology is very different from physics. But if living things are entirely describable by atoms and forces, shouldn’t laws of physics apply to them, too?
As Science Observes, Talk of Evolution Fades
Another point worthy of note: the more sophistication that is found in biological engineering, the more scientists want to imitate it.
Dodging the Main Issue in the Cambrian Explosion
In three papers, scientists babble about irrelevant details but ignore the main question: the origin of new genetic information for new body plans and organs.
Magical Thinking: Can Pterosaurs Be Darwinized?
Neil Thomas has written about “Evolutionary Theory as Magical Thinking” and there is no shortage of examples in the literature on fossils.
No. 9 Story of 2024: Suppressed Dissent About Neanderthal DNA in Modern Humans
The case of Professor William Amos represents an interesting parallel with dissenters in the intelligent design community.