blind cave fish Type post Author Cornelius Hunter Date November 6, 2017 CategoriesBiologyEvolutionLife Sciences Tagged , __cedited, barcoding, cave fish, Charles Darwin, embryonic development, Epicureans, epigenetics, evolution, Icons of Evolution, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Lamarckism, methylation, mutations, Occam's Razor, proteins Upsetting Another Evolutionary Icon — Blindness in Cave Fish Is Due to Epigenetics Cornelius Hunter November 6, 2017 Biology, Evolution, Life Sciences 6 Methylation of key development genes represses their expression, and with it eye development, in this venerable icon of evolution. Read More ›
image Type post Date January 7, 2017 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , __cedited, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, neo-Darwinian mechanisms, Research, science Darwinian Horror Story: Lamarck Back from the Grave Science & Culture January 7, 2017 Evolution 1 Modern evolutionary theory has long insisted that genes and genetic mutations are where the evolutionary action is. Read More ›