Tag: evolution
Michael Behe and Cilia 3.0 … or, Irreducible Complexity Cubed
The once seemingly humble cilium is actually even more irreducibly complex than Dr. Behe suggested in his first book.
Junk No Longer: ERVs Are “Integral” and “Important Components” of Immune Responses
It’s another example of a paper that sounds like it could have been written by a proponent of intelligent design.
On Evolution and Racism, Scientific American Goes to War Against the Truth
Given evolution’s racist baggage, you might think the theory’s proponents would be somewhat abashed to accuse the critics of Darwin of “white supremacy.”
The Uses of Illness in Darwin’s Correspondence
Darwinian biographer Janet Browne notes how Darwin’s illness may have become a convenient excuse for avoiding certain activities.
Honoring Richard Lewontin, Famed Evolutionary Biologist and Sometime Critic of His Own Field
The quote for which Lewontin has become best known appeared in his 1997 review of a book by Carl Sagan.