Tag: stochasticity
Antibiotic Resistance: An Example of Chance and Necessity, or Programming?
Antibiotic resistance is an icon of observable evolution; however, the extent to which chance mutations underpin the phenomenon remains uncertain.
Rescuing Chance for Darwinism
When papers claim that Darwinism works by selecting unspecified and unplanned variations, do their best empirically studied examples demonstrate it?
Studies on Insect Wings Validate Engineering Models for Adaptation
The “long-winged” phenotype is generated if the environmental conditions deteriorate due to reduced food supply or overpopulation.