Tag: Broad Institute

Adam and Eve, by Lucas Cranach the Younger

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
December 20, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1000 Genomes Project, Adam and Eve, alleles, BioLogos, bottleneck, Broad Institute, chromosomes, DNA, genomes, heterozygosity, human origins, humans, Moon, mutations, population size, Steve Schaffner}

Human Genetic Variation — A Tale that Keeps on Telling

_{Ann Gauger
December 20, 2021

Evolution, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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If the pockmarks on the moon showed this kind of specific array surrounding each crater, we would think someone was using the moon for target practice. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
October 25, 2019

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __edited, 1000 Genomes Project, Adam and Eve, BIO-Complexity, bottleneck, Broad Institute, chimpanzees, Dennis Venema, effective population size, evolutionary assumptions, first couple, genetic diversity, humans, mortality, Ola Hössjer, parsimony, Peaceful Science, population size, Richard Buggs, S. Joshua Swamidass, Steve Schaffner}

More Backstory on Our First-Couple Paper: Why Wasn’t This Done Before?

_{Ann Gauger
October 25, 2019

Human Origins and Anthropology

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For the last forty years, population geneticists have repeatedly said that our population was never smaller than several thousand. 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, BIO-Complexity, BioLogos, bottleneck, Broad Institute, chimpanzees, convergent evolution, Dennis Venema, first couple, Francisco Ayala, genes, human genome, human origins, Immune System, intelligent design, macaques, Ola Hössjer, Peaceful Science, Queen Mary University of London, Richard Buggs, S. Joshua Swamidass, Science and Human Origins, Steve Schaffner}

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, BioLogos, bottleneck, Broad Institute, convergent evolution, Dennis Venema, DNA, Francisco Ayala, genotype, haplotypes, HLA-DRB1, homoplasy, intelligent design, Richard Buggs, S. Joshua Swamidass, Steve Schaffner, theistic evolution, 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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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 3, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Linguistics
Tagged
, __k-review, Africans, Broad Institute, Cell (journal), Darwinism, FOXP2, Francis Collins, gene, genome, Harvard University, humans, Michael Denton, MIT, natural selection, Nature (journal), non-Africans, Research, Robin Williams, The Biology of the Baroque, The Language of God}

Update: Still No Evolutionary Explanation for Human Language

_{David Klinghoffer
August 3, 2018

Evolution, Linguistics

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“The case that human language develops step by step through natural selection is weakened by the fact that no single language gene has ever been discovered.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 3, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __k-review, 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, 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
Ann Gauger

Date
March 5, 2018

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, alleles, Andreas Wagner, BioLogos, bottleneck, Broad Institute, convergent evolution, Dennis Venema, DNA, Francisco Ayala, genotype, haplotypes, HLA-DRB1, homoplasy, intelligent design, Richard Buggs, S. Joshua Swamidass, Steve Schaffner, theistic evolution, Washington University}

Is There a First Human Couple in Our Past? New Evidence and Arguments

_{Ann Gauger
March 5, 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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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 2, 2017

Categories
Faith & Science
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and the Genome, alleles, bottleneck, Broad Institute, Dennis Venema, haplotypes, heterozygosity, human origins, inbreeding, London, nature, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Oxford University, population genetics, population size, Queen Mary University, Richard Buggs, Trinity Western University, V.J. Torley}

Geneticists Debate a First Human Pair — Continued; Where Is Dennis Venema?

_{David Klinghoffer
November 2, 2017

Faith & Science, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Genuine scientific debate on fundamental issues that real people care about is such a rarity that when it happens, you almost want to pinch yourself to make sure you’re not dreaming. Read More ›