Tag: Tree of Life
Science Review Article: “Nothing in Evolution Makes Sense Except in the Light of Biology”
A major journal observes that key assumptions of the neo-Darwinian synthesis are being overturned.
The “Ghost of Teleology”: Molecular Data Wreak Havoc on the Tree of Life
Convoluted phylogenetic trees, seemingly required by the genetic data, suggest that highly complex biological structures have been gained and lost many times in evolutionary history.
The (Texas) Tree of Life: “Every Scientific Test To-Date” Supports “Darwin’s Basic Ideas”
Enter biologist Ken Miller, who in 2013 submitted for adoption in Texas his textbook Biology, which promotes the opposite of critical thinking on evolution.
Shark Proteins Contradict the Standard Phylogeny of Vertebrates
In the thinking of evolutionary biologists, can common descent, even in principle, be falsified?
Phylogenetic Conflicts Turn Ant Genus into “Motley Assortment of Unrelated Species”
Yet another example showing that the methods of phylogenetic reconstruction — used to bolster common descent — often yield results at variance with the evidence.