Tag: common ancestry

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 1, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __featured3, 1 percent myth, 1 percent myth (series), burying the lede, chimpanzees, common ancestry, David Klinghoffer, DNA, gap difference, genomes, human exceptionalism, humans, Icons of Evolution, Jonathan Wells, Kevin Williamson, Museum of Natural History, National Review, Nature (journal), science journalism, Smithsonian Institution, statistics, Supplementary Data, zombies}

Happy New Year! No. 1 Story for 2025: Bombshell Overturns Myth of 1 Percent Difference

_{Casey Luskin
January 1, 2026

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

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This finding should be major news in the science world, yet those involved don’t seem interested in highlighting the discovery. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
December 25, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biological features, biological traits, body plans, Casey Luskin, Christmas, common ancestry, complex parts, discoveries, engineering, evolutionary biology, functionality, genome, genome sequencing, ID the Future, intelligent design, junk DNA, Neo-Darwinism, organs, origin of life, orphan genes, predictions, purpose, Research, teleology, tide, trees of life, universe}

Casey Luskin on the Rising Tide of Intelligent Design Research

_{Andrew McDiarmid
December 25, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Any scientific theory for the origin of life and the universe is only as strong as its research program. For intelligent design, this is good news. Read More ›

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Date
December 12, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, cell division, ChatGPT, chromosomes, cognates, common ancestry, cytoplasm, embezzler, evolution, fulcrum, intelligent design, mitotic regulators, prison, serial number, William Dembski}

All the Evidence Points to Design, but the Credit Goes to…You Know What

_{Science and Culture
December 12, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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One of the most objectionable aspects of modern evolutionary theory was the undeserved, unearned credit it steals. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 24, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, Casey Luskin, chimpanzees, common ancestor, common ancestry, Creation Myths, Daniel Stern Cardinale, DNA, Erika DeBenedictis, evolution, gap divergence, genetic similarity, gibbon, Gone with the Wind, gorillas, Gutsick Gibbon, human origins, humans, intelligent design, National Museum of Natural History, Nature (journal), Plato's Revenge, Richard Sternberg, Smithsonian Institution, Trump Administration, YouTube videos}

As Luskin Debunks 1 Percent Myth, Evolutionists Fire Wildly in Response

_{David Klinghoffer
July 24, 2025

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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The myth matters because a toxic lie being advanced in our culture denies the exceptional status of human beings in nature. Many evils follow from that denial. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 30, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, chimpanzees, Chimps and Critics (series), common ancestry, common design, creationists, Discovery Institute, evolution, evolutionary biology, genetic differences, genetic similarities, genetic variations, geologists, humans, Institute for Creation Research, intelligent design, Jeff Tomkins, Joel Duff, Jonathan Wells, National Museum of Natural History, persistent scientific errors, PZ Myers, Smithsonian Institution, University of Akron, University of Minnesota, YouTube videos, Zachary Ardern, zombies}

On Human-Chimp Genetic Differences, the Critics Misstate My Arguments

_{Casey Luskin
June 30, 2025

Evolution, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Evolution defenders generally accept the new evidence showing that humans and chimps are 15 percent genetically different but downplay the new number. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 26, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, Amazon, chimpanzees, Chimps and Critics (series), CHM13, common ancestry, DNA, Financial Times, function, genetic difference, genetics, genomes, Genomics Proteomics Bioinformatics, Han Chinese, human exceptionalism, human-human genetic differences, humans, Jared Diamond, Joel Duff, junk DNA, Nature Communications, non-alignable DNA, Nucleic Acids Research, nucleotides, objections, reactions, repetitive DNA, Science (journal), Smithsonian Institution, University of Chicago Press, Zachary Ardern}

Critics Change the Topic: Do Human-Human Genetic Differences Matter?

_{Casey Luskin
June 26, 2025

Evolution, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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One of the common yet unexpected reactions from critics to the discovery that humans and chimps are 15 percent genetically different is to change the topic. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 19, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, alignment failure, biological processes, chimpanzees, Chimps and Critics (series), common ancestry, deletions, DNA, gap divergence, genes, genetic differences, genetics, genome, haplotype, humans, insertions, megabases, Nature (journal), repetitive elements, sequence alignment, Supplemental Data, technical problems}

Do Large Genetic Differences Between Humans and Chimps Represent “Technical Failures”?

_{Casey Luskin
June 19, 2025

Evolution, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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The insinuation is that something went wrong in the lab during the attempted alignment process. Read More ›

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Author
Daniel Witt

Date
June 19, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, Africa, apes, Charles Darwin, common ancestry, East India Company, Erasmus Darwin, evolutionary theory, females, human races, humans, Java, Lord Monboddo, monkeys, orangutans, race science, racial disparities, Racism, special creation, species, speech, tails, The Descent of Man, travelers, women}

Monkey Men: The Fables That Inspired Evolutionary Theory

_{Daniel Witt
June 19, 2025

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

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“For, that there are men with tails,” wrote Lord Monboddo, “…is a fact so well attested that I think it cannot be doubted.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 13, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, chimp genome, chimpanzees, common ancestry, common design, computer programmers, Discovery Institute, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Shenk, Evan Eichler, Evolution News, geneticists, human genome, humans, National Museum of Natural History, Nature (journal), signage, Smithsonian Institution, Supplemental Data, taxpayers, University of Washington}

Challenged on the “1 Percent” Myth, Smithsonian Gives a Meaningless Non-Answer

_{David Klinghoffer
June 13, 2025

Evolution, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Note to President Trump: I find this pretty disrespectful to the people who pay the bills at the Smithsonian. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 23, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, 1 percent myth (series), chimpanzees, common ancestry, DNA, evolution, gap differences, genetic difference, genetic similarity, genome, human exceptionalism, human origins, humans, intelligent design, junk DNA, Museum of Natural History, Nature (journal), protein-coding regions, Smithsonian Institution, waiting-time problem}

What’s the Best Explanation for Human-Chimp Genetic Differences?

_{Casey Luskin
May 23, 2025

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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We have broken a major story about a recently published study showing that the human and chimp genomes are 14.0 percent to 14.9 percent different. Read More ›