Tag: twins
Genes Rule? The Evidence of Identical Twins
Researcher on identical twins hoped to prove that Genes Rule! But there were ethics slippages along the way.
Why Epigenetics Contradicts Evolutionary Theory
Epigenetic mechanisms are ubiquitous in biology. Because of epigenetics, organisms with otherwise identical genes (e.g., twins) can be quite different.
Two-Headed Tortoise with Two Personalities?
Many would be surprised to learn that either head had any personality at all, and yet…
Erika DeBenedictis and the Cost of Playing God
I won’t recap the splendid work Emily Reeves has already done here in dissecting the TEDx talk from a scientific angle.
Science and Scientism: The Prophetic Vision of C. S. Lewis
This essay has argued that Lewis was prophetic as regards the advent of techniques powerful enough to bring about the effects he feared.