To Create Cambrian Animals, Whack the Earth from Space

_{Science & Culture
October 18, 2013

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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It's surely not a coincidence that this season in science-journal publishing we've seen a variety of attempts to solve the enigma that Stephen Meyer describes in his new book, Darwin's Doubt. Read More ›

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Date
September 20, 2013

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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, Cambrian News, Colleagues' Responses, Darwin's Doubt, Response to Criticism}

How to Solve the Cambrian Explosion: Turn Up the Evolutionary Speed Dial

_{Science & Culture
September 20, 2013

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Among the scientific papers out there that try to refute Stephen Meyer without naming him, here's one that makes it all so simple. Read More ›

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Date
September 6, 2013

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Evolution
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, __k-review, Cambrian News, Colleagues' Responses}

Hox Genes to the Rescue?

_{Science & Culture
September 6, 2013

Evolution

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Hox gene clusters are regulatory elements that switch on genes downstream in embryological development. When you swap one cluster with another, what happens? Evolution? Read More ›

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Date
September 2, 2013

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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, Cambrian News, Colleagues' Responses, Research}

Complexity by Subtraction Was Weird Enough; Now, Complexity by Harmful Mutations

_{Science & Culture
September 2, 2013

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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A new paper casts evolution as kind of a trampoline: organisms can bounce higher by jumping off the fitness peak. Read More ›

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Date
August 1, 2013

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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, Cambrian News, Colleagues' Responses, Response to Criticism, science}

Cambrian Animals? Just Add Oxygen

_{Science & Culture
August 1, 2013

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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In Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a new paper that, frankly, we're not sure passes the laugh test. Read More ›

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Date
July 31, 2013

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Evolution
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, __k-review, Cambrian News, Colleagues' Responses, Response to Criticism, science}

Darwinian Magic: Another Question-Begging Darwinian Explanation of the Cambrian Explosion

_{Science & Culture
July 31, 2013

Evolution

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The Cambrian animals exploded onto the scene because evolution works fast sometimes. What, you've got a problem with that? Read More ›

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Date
July 26, 2013

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Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, Cambrian News, Colleagues' Responses, nature, Response to Criticism}

Instant Body Plans: The Case of Jellyfish

_{Science & Culture
July 26, 2013

Intelligent Design

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Jellyfish (phylum Cnidaria, including jellyfish, corals and sea anemones) may look like the "simplest" of animal phyla after sponges. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 16, 2013

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Colleagues' Responses, Darwin's Doubt, Nick Matzke, Response to Criticism}

How "Sudden" Was the Cambrian Explosion? Nick Matzke Misreads Stephen Meyer and the Paleontological Literature; New Yorker Recycles Misrepresentation

_{Casey Luskin
July 16, 2013

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Ironically, the rarity of genes and proteins in sequence space means that even thirty million years is not nearly enough time for the neo-Darwinian mechanism to generate a new gene or protein, much less a new animal form. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 26, 2013

Categories
Evolution
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, __k-review, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Colleagues' Responses, Darwin's Doubt, Response to Criticism, science}

Erwin and Valentine’s The Cambrian Explosion Affirms Major Points in Darwin’s Doubt: The Cambrian Enigma Is “Unresolved”

_{Casey Luskin
June 26, 2013

Evolution

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A while back at Jerry Coyne's blog, Why Evolution Is True, contributor Greg Mayer wrote a post encouraging readers to buy a new 2013 book about the Cambrian explosion. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 20, 2013

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, Cambrian News, Colleagues' Responses, Darwin's Doubt, Response to Criticism}

As Darwin’s Doubt Is Released, Science Journals Confirm the Reality and “Mystery” of the Cambrian Explosion

_{Casey Luskin
June 20, 2013

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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"Evolutionary change isn't supposed to happen so abruptly, at least not according to Charles Darwin." Read More ›