Tag: Michael Lynch
For Dreams of Darwinian Evolution, First Rule of Adaptive Evolution Is an Insuperable Problem
Professor Lenski’s contrasting of the frequency versus importance of evolutionary changes is misconceived and his illustrations are inapt.
From Swamidass on Chloroquine Resistance, a Response that Doesn’t Respond
Swamidass’s response doesn’t address our main arguments, but he indicates he is impressed by what Darwinian mechanisms accomplished in generating chloroquine resistance.
Swamidass: Cancer “Can Innovate”
Cancer proves evolution only insofar as one forgets, or pretends not to know, what evolution is supposed to explain.
Adam and the Genome and the Mysterious Origin of De Novo Genes
A final case where biologist Dennis Venema deals with evidence that is irrelevant to the existence of Adam and Eve is his claim about ORFan genes.