Hurrah!
Scientists have created the world’s first synthetic life form in a landmark experiment that paves the way for designer organisms that are built rather than evolved.
The controversial feat, which has occupied 20 scientists for more than 10 years at an estimated cost of $40m, was described by one researcher as “a defining moment in biology”.
Craig Venter, [...]
by VorJack
I’ve seen a number of attempts to help people understand evolution and natural selection, from cartoons to comic books. This is the first time I’ve ever heard of Darwin’s theory set to a beat: “The Rap Guide to Evolution” by Baba Brinkman.
Brinkman, a burly Canadian from Vancouver, is a latter-day wandering minstrel, a [...]
by VorJack
Via The Dispersal of Darwin, who found it on the Facebook group “We can find 1,000,000 people who DO believe in Evolution before June“. Which is a response to a Facebook page making the same claim about Creationism.
I’m not on Facebook, but if you are, give ‘em a look. Bear in mind [...]
The telegraph is reporting that the “missing link” between man and apes has been found:
The new species of hominid, the evolutionary branch of primates that includes humans, is to be revealed when the two-million-year-old skeleton of a child is unveiled this week.
Scientists believe the almost-complete fossilised skeleton [...]
by VorJack
I tell ya, I LIKE this kid …
Home-school mom Susan Mule wishes she hadn’t taken a friend’s advice and tried a textbook from a popular Christian publisher for her 10-year-old’s biology lessons.
Mule’s precocious daughter Elizabeth excels at science and has been studying tarantulas since she was 5. But she watched Elizabeth’s excitement turn to [...]
by VorJack
You may remember a story from last year about the discovery of “Ida,” a fossilized early primate from a species that was named Darwinius masillae. You might, because the story was accompanied by an unprecedented amount of publicity: a documentary on the History channel, a book and an exhibit at the National Museum [...]
Steven Newton, of the National Center for Science Education, has an article on the Huffington Post on 5 reasons why evolution is important. His main points:
H1N1 & Emerging Diseases. “Rapid evolution combined with rapid travel mean that emerging diseases threaten human health as never before–and therefore, understanding how these diseases evolve is vital as never [...]
In a recent guest post on Carl Zimmer’s The Loom, Ken Miller shows the lies and decieptions of Casey Luskin (the spokesman of the Discovery Institute). Here is Miller’s conclusion:
What are we left with? Nothing more than a vain attempt to pretend that ID’s collapse in the Dover case was the result of misrepresentation and [...]
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