Tag: Icons of Evolution
Upsetting Another Evolutionary Icon — Blindness in Cave Fish Is Due to Epigenetics
Methylation of key development genes represses their expression, and with it eye development, in this venerable icon of evolution.
Zombie Science — The Horror that Won’t Stay Dead
Are you scrambling for a Halloween costume idea that will set you apart? Simple: Go as Zombie Science.
But Why Do Biology Textbooks Retain Discredited Evolutionary Icons?
The “experts” who swoop in to assure schools that their textbooks are in no need of fixing present a psychological puzzle.
Jonathan Wells Dismantles Joshua Swamidass’s Argument for Evolution from Cancer
What Dr. Swamidass has going for him is primarily a quirk of semantics.
Back to School with Zombie Science
Here’s a great idea for students starting biology this year, whether at the high school or college level.