Tag: neutral evolution

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
May 17, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Paleontology
Tagged
, Archaeopteryx, Australopithecus, biologic institute, computer simulation, coordinated mutations, Daniel Stern Cardinale, Discovery Institute, evolution, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, Fossil Friday (series), generations, gradualism, Indohyus, John Sanford, limits of evolution, macroevolution, Michael Behe, Michael Shermer, Neo-Darwinism, neutral evolution, objections, Ola Hössjer, paleontology, population genetics, radiometric dating, recombination, Richard Dawkins, saltationism, species pair challenge, species pairs, The Edge of Evolution, tiktaalik, waiting-time problem}

Fossil Friday: Three Modern Scientific Challenges to the Causal Adequacy of Darwinian Explanations

_{Günter Bechly
May 17, 2024

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Paleontology

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As a consequence of the collapsing tree problem, I suggest abandoning evolutionary classifications and return to a pre-Darwinian Linnaean classification. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 27, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, addiction, alleles, anomalies, Barbara McClintock, BioEssays, circadian rhythms, cognition, DNA, enhancers, epigenetic code, epigenetic inheritance, epigenetics, evolution, genes, genomes, human genome, intelligence, intelligent design, introns, John Mattick, junk DNA, lncRNAs, methylation, molecular biology, mRNAs, neutral evolution, paradigm shift, personality, retroviruses, Ribosome, Scientific American, Short Tandem Repeats, Thomas Kuhn, transposable elements, transposons}

Peer-Reviewed Paper Reviews Ten “Anomalies” that Contradict the Junk DNA Paradigm

_{Casey Luskin
November 27, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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John Mattick uses the language of historian of science Thomas Kuhn to predict that we are witnessing a “paradigm shift” away from the concept of junk DNA. Read More ›

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Author
Eric H. Anderson

Date
December 23, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, AlphaFold, alternative genetic codes, Brian Miller, convergent evolution, devolution, discoveries, DNA, Douglas Axe, ENCODE, encoding, Endogenous retroviruses, epigenetics, evolution, Evolution News, frameshifting, genes, genomes, intelligent design, junk DNA, Michael Behe, mutations, neutral evolution, Paul Nelson, predictions, protein folding, protein rarity, RNAs, Scott Minnich, supercoiling, topoisomerase}

#10 Story of 2022: Twelve “Shocking” Discoveries for Evolution

_{Eric H. Anderson
December 23, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Some discoveries might be surprising from an evolutionary perspective, but not necessarily from a perspective of intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Eric H. Anderson

Date
November 15, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, AlphaFold, alternative genetic codes, Brian Miller, convergent evolution, devolution, discoveries, DNA, Douglas Axe, ENCODE, encoding, Endogenous retroviruses, epigenetics, evolution, Evolution News, frameshifting, genes, genomes, intelligent design, junk DNA, Michael Behe, mutations, neutral evolution, Paul Nelson, predictions, protein folding, protein rarity, RNAs, Scott Minnich, supercoiling, topoisomerase}

Twelve “Shocking” Discoveries for Evolution

_{Eric H. Anderson
November 15, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

5}

Some discoveries might be surprising from an evolutionary perspective, but not necessarily from a perspective of intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 19, 2021

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Cambrian Explosion, computational biology, Darwinism, debates, evolution, fossil record, Günter Bechly, Justin Brierley, neo-Darwinian theory, neutral evolution, paleontology, S. Joshua Swamidass, Washington University}

Watch: Bechly and Swamidass Debate Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
June 19, 2021

Biology, Intelligent Design

2}

One highlight is Dr. Bechly’s summation of his scientific reasons for affirming intelligent design. This produces the response from host Justin Brierley: “Wow.” Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
May 6, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, caterpillar, chocolate, intelligent design, love, mutations, natural selection, neutral evolution, pattern, population, proteins, sequence space}

Love, Chocolate, and Neutral Evolution

_{Ann Gauger
May 6, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

Neutral evolution means mutations are occurring all the time, and most of the time they are neutral, or nearly neutral. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
February 25, 2020

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __edited, American Museum of Natural History, Ann Gauger, Ardipithecus ramidus, Australopithecus afarensis, Bernard Wood, Big Bang, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, Genetics and the Origin of Species (book), George Gaylord Simpson, George Washington University, Günter Bechly, Homo erectus, Homo habilis, Homo sapiens, human origins, Ian Tattersall, intelligent design, Jeffrey H. Schwartz, macroevolution, Neo-Darwinism, neutral evolution, On the Origin of Species, Phillip E. Johnson, punctuated equilibrium, randomness, Richard Buggs, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Jay Gould, Theodosius Dobzhansky, Wikipedia}

Neo-Darwinism and the Big Bang of Man’s Origin

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
February 25, 2020

Human Origins and Anthropology

37}

Proponents of the ruling theory tell us that we are all undoubtedly intelligent enough to fully grasp their theory, as long as we concur with it. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 26, 2019

Categories
Biology
Botany
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, bacteria, birds, Brazilian Academy of Sciences, cell membrane, Copernicus, Darwinian theory, Discovery Institute Press, evo-devo, fatty acids, foresight, Galileo Galilei, Gerhard Ertl, intelligent design, Kepler, Marcos Eberlin, mass spectrometry, multiverse, natural genetic engineering, Nature (journal), neutral evolution, Newton, Nobel Prize, Psalms, Science (journal), Seattle, Thomson Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, water gate, Woodland Park Zoo}

#7 of Our Top Stories of 2019: Three Nobel Endorsements for Marcos Eberlin

_{David Klinghoffer
December 26, 2019

Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Intelligent Design

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This is the refrain of the book: “It is all or death!” “All or nothing!” Half-solutions are no solutions at all. Read More ›

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Author
Marcos Eberlin

Date
May 22, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Doubt, devolution, epigenetic inheritance, evolution, fitness, foresight, fossil record, Michael Behe, Michael Lynch, molecular machines, mutations, natural genetic engineering, natural selection, Neo-Darwinism, neutral evolution, punctuated equilibrium, Royal Society, self-organization, Stephen Meyer, University of Cambridge}

Game of Thrones: As Darwinism Dissolves, Top Evolutionists Scramble for a Successor

_{Marcos Eberlin
May 22, 2019

Evolution

6}

A meeting at Churchill College, University of Cambridge, sought to encourage novel thinking about evolution. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 29, 2019

Categories
Biology
Botany
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, bacteria, birds, Brazilian Academy of Sciences, cell membrane, Copernicus, Darwinian theory, Discovery Institute Press, evo-devo, fatty acids, foresight, Galileo Galilei, Gerhard Ertl, intelligent design, Kepler, Marcos Eberlin, mass spectrometry, multiverse, natural genetic engineering, Nature (journal), neutral evolution, Newton, Nobel Prize, Psalms, Science (journal), Seattle, Thomson Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, water gate, Woodland Park Zoo}

With Three Nobel Endorsements, Chemist Marcos Eberlin Advances Case for Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
April 29, 2019

Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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This is the refrain of the book: “It is all or death!” “All or nothing!” Half-solutions are no solutions at all. Read More ›