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Biologist Scott Turner’s Purpose and Desire, In His Own Words

If Turner is right, the clockwork, mechanistic, DNA-centric model may have met its match. Read More ›
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Human spermatozoon outline, biology of fertilization. The Science of Reproduction Generated by AI.
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In Evolutionary Literature, Researchers Habitually Slip in Teleological Language

How would you explain the evolution of a small set of genes that are expressed for but a few hours when we consist of only 8-16 cells? Read More ›
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The Mismeasure of Man: Why Popular Ideas about Human-Chimp Comparisons Are Misleading or Wrong

You have probably heard that our DNA, the stuff that makes us human, is only 1% different from chimps. Read More ›
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Chromosome structure with glowing telomere ends in scientific 3D illustration, showing genetic material and cellular biology in dark blue background
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Guy Walks Into a Bar and Thinks He’s a Chimpanzee: The Unbearable Lightness of Chimp-Human Genome Similarity

I am often struck by how the topic of evolution in general, and chimp/human ancestry in particular, can be an immediate conversation opener that just as quickly becomes a conversation closer. Read More ›

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