Tag: The Edge of Evolution
Origin of Long-Distance Running — More Evolution by Breaking Things
A central problem for theories of unguided evolution has always been the challenge of building complex biological novelties.
Swamidass: Cancer “Can Innovate”
Cancer proves evolution only insofar as one forgets, or pretends not to know, what evolution is supposed to explain.
Intelligent Design and Alfred Russel Wallace’s Intelligent Evolution — Different Yet the Same
Wallace was the co-discoverer with Charles Darwin of the theory of evolution by natural selection. He later broke with Darwin over the question of teleology.
New Species of Fossil Dragonfly Named for ID Proponent Michael Behe
The paradigm of cladistic classification based on assumed common ancestry should be reconsidered in favor of a traditional phenetic classification based on maximum similarity.
Evolution a Creative Trickster? Heretic Bioengineer Says No
Many of the oft-cited examples of evolution in action involve devolution.