Tag: genes
Scientific Paper Reaffirms New Genes Required for Cambrian Explosion
The notion that many genes would be required for the Cambrian explosion may seem unsurprising — what is surprising is that anyone would challenge the idea.
Humans Evolving? Armed with the Evidence, the Story Breaks Down
Scientists in Australia have uncovered that more adults now possess a “median artery of the forearm,” contrasted with studies over the past two centuries.
Listen: Scott Turner on Evolutionary Biology’s Mechanistic Bias
Viewing the brain as a computer, for example, obscures many things about the brain and the mind that exceed computers, both quantitatively and qualitatively.
Doctor’s Diary: The Wonder of Your Body’s Genetic Instructions
Imagine the New York Public Library cutting every manual in half daily, or more often, and sending every month entire halves to a library in London.
Alfred Russel Wallace: Shedding Light on Darwin’s Shadow
Nature’s prophet and Darwin’s challenger, Wallace’s effort was to restore nature to the “space-spirit hierarchy” it once knew.