Tag: Adam and the Genome

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 12, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, Australopithecines, Australopithecus, BioLogos, chimpanzees, computational biology, Dennis Venema, Endogenous retroviruses, evolutionary creation, evolutionary mechanisms, fossil record, Francis Collins, Homo sapiens, human evolution, human origins, humans, junk DNA, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Nature (journal), Nature Ecology and Evolution, Nature Reviews Genetics, Ola Hössjer, population genetics, pseudogenes, Queen Mary University London, Richard Buggs, S. Joshua Swamidass, theistic evolution, University of Stockholm, Washington University}

Does the Scientific Evidence Support Evolutionary Models of Human Origins?

_{Casey Luskin
June 12, 2023

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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The fossil record shows a break between the australopithecines, supposedly directly ancestral to our genus, and the first humanlike members of the genus. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 15, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, “consensus science”, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, Ann Gauger, BIO-Complexity, BioLogos, bottleneck, Calvin College, Christianity Today, Deborah Haarsma, Dennis Venema, DNA, Evangelical Christians, Evangelicals, evolutionary creation, evolutionary science, Francis Collins, human origin, humans, In Quest of the Historical Adam, In Quest of the Historical Adam (series), Nature Ecology and Evolution, npr, Ola Hössjer, Queen Mary University, Review of Craig's In Quest of the Historical Adam (series), Richard Buggs, S. Joshua Swamidass, Science and Human Origins, Scot McKnight, The Language of God, theistic evolution, Trinity Western University, William Lane Craig}

Lessons from the Evangelical Debate About Adam and Eve

_{Casey Luskin
November 15, 2021

Evolution, Faith & Science, Human Origins and Anthropology

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The standard evolutionary account of human origins holds that our population has always been in the thousands and humanity did not descend from an initial pair. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 29, 2019

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __edited, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, algorithms, Ann Gauger, atheism, BIO-Complexity, BioLogos, bottleneck, Christianity Today, Christians, Dennis Venema, DNA, fingerprints, first couple, genetic data, Jews, monozygotic twins, Ola Hössjer, population genetics, University of Stockholm}

From Ann Gauger and Ola Hössjer, a New Standard for the Science of a “First Couple”

_{David Klinghoffer
October 29, 2019

Human Origins and Anthropology

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Their scrupulous work found that Jerry Coyne and others, in bullying Christians and Jews on how “we can dismiss a physical Adam and Eve with near scientific certainty,” were in reality poorly supported. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
October 23, 2019

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __edited, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, alleles, Andreas Wagner, Asli Vahdat, BIO-Complexity, BioLogos, bottleneck, Broad Institute, chimpanzees, convergent evolution, Dennis Venema, first couple, Francisco Ayala, genes, human genome, human leukocyte antigen, human origins, Immune System, intelligent design, Jan Klein, macaques, Ola Hössjer, Peaceful Science, Queen Mary University of London, Richard Buggs, S. Joshua Swamidass, Science and Human Origins, Steve Schaffner, trans-species polymorphism}

A First Couple? Here’s the Backstory

_{Ann Gauger
October 23, 2019

Human Origins and Anthropology

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Could humanity have had its origin in a first pair, or did it have to come from a population of at least several thousand? Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
December 29, 2018

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, alleles, Andreas Wagner, Asli Vahdat, BioLogos, bottleneck, Broad Institute, convergent evolution, Dennis Venema, DNA, Francisco Ayala, genotype, haplotypes, HLA genes, HLA-DRB1, homoplasy, human leukocyte antigen, intelligent design, Jan Klein, Richard Buggs, S. Joshua Swamidass, Steve Schaffner, theistic evolution, trans-species polymorphism, University of London, Washington University}

#4 of Our Top Stories of 2018: A First Human Couple? New Evidence and Arguments

_{Ann Gauger
December 29, 2018

Human Origins and Anthropology

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A bottleneck of two, or a first pair at our origin older than 500,000 years, is possible. Read More ›

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Date
November 20, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Linguistics
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, Apostle John, BioLogos, C. John Collins, Center for Science and Culture, Christianity, civility, creationist, Dennis Venema, evolution, honesty, jesus, Natural Sciences, science, Scot McKnight, St. Paul, theistic evolution, theology, Todd Wood}

Theistic Evolution and the Moral High Ground

_{Science and Culture
November 20, 2018

Faith & Science, Linguistics

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C. John Collins points out that Venema’s use of “language evolution” is a poor analogy for (his form of) biological evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
August 28, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Genetics
Metaphysics
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, C. John Collins, chimpanzees, common descent, Covenant Theological Seminary, David Snoke, Dennis Venema, genome, Günter Bechly, humans, intelligent design, J.P. Moreland, mice, mutations, Nature (journal), providence, rats, S. Joshua Swamidass, Scot McKnight, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution, Themelios, theology, University of Pittsburgh, Washington University, Wayne Grudem, Y chromosome}

Answering Swamidass on Theistic Evolution: Sketchy Science, and a Swerve into Metaphysics

_{Ann Gauger
August 28, 2018

Evolution, Faith & Science, Genetics, Metaphysics, Philosophy

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His choice of targets for criticism and for praise have a lot more to do with his particular agenda than the defects or merits of those whom he critiques. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 31, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and the Genome, BioLogos, chimpanzees, common descent, common design, Dennis Venema, genome, Hg38, Human, Kevin Williamson, media, National Review, Nature (journal), predictions, Richard Buggs, Scientific American, Stephen Schaffner, theistic evolution}

Geneticist: On Human-Chimp Genome Similarity, There Are “Predictions” Not “Established Fact”

_{David Klinghoffer
July 31, 2018

Evolution, Genetics

6}

Richard Buggs gives us a look inside the sausage factory where figures on the subject are calculated. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 3, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __k-review, Abrahamic faiths, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, Ann Gauger, BioLogos, bottleneck, Broad Institute, computational biology, Darwinian evolution, Dennis Venema, Evangelical Christians, Homo sapiens, human origins, John Templeton Foundation, Monty Python, Nature Ecology & Evolution, population genetics, Queen Mary University of London, Richard Buggs, Richard Dawkins, S. Joshua Swamidass, Stephen Schaffner, Washington University}

Discussion Over: On Adam and the Genome, Former BioLogos Fellow Backs Down

_{David Klinghoffer
May 3, 2018

Faith & Science, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Dennis Venema sought to persuade his fellow Christians that genetic science had disproven the traditional idea of a “bottleneck” of two human ancestors. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
April 25, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, amino acids, bats, chimpanzees, codons, Darwinism, Dennis Venema, Durrett and Schmidt, E. coli, echolocation, embryology, Exodus, Genesis, genetic code, Gospel of John, human origins, humans, intelligent design, Michael Yarus, microevolution, nylonase, OmpF, open reading frame, orphan genes, paleontology, RNA, RNA world, Stephen Meyer, Systems Biology, whales}

Dennis Venema’s Adam and the Genome: A Case Study in Cognitive Bias

_{Brian Miller
April 25, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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In a previous article I described how scientific training can condition some scientists’ minds to resist the evidence in nature for intelligent design. Read More ›