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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 3, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __cedited, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, Ann Gauger, BioLogos, bottleneck, Broad Institute, computational biology, Darwinian evolution, Dennis Venema, Evangelical Christians, Homo sapiens, human origins, John Templeton Foundation, Monty Python, Nature Ecology & Evolution, population genetics, Queen Mary University of London, Richard Buggs, Richard Dawkins, S. Joshua Swamidass, Washington University}

Discussion Over: On Adam and the Genome, Former BioLogos Fellow Backs Down

_{David Klinghoffer
May 3, 2018

Faith & Science, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Dennis Venema sought to persuade his fellow Christians that genetic science had disproven the traditional idea of a “bottleneck” of two human ancestors. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
March 30, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, arthropod, Burgess Shale, Cambrian News, Canada, Charles Darwin, China, complexity, Darwinists, fossil record, Latin, Living Waters, On the Origin of Species, paleontology, Paul Nelson, population genetics, Richard Dawkins, Richard Sternberg, saltationism, waiting-time problem, whales}

Contradicting Darwinian Gradualism, Earliest Animals Show Complex Parental Behavior

_{Günter Bechly
March 30, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Darwin himself realized that any kind of significant saltational change would imply a miracle-like intelligent intervention. Read More ›

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Date
January 16, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __cedited, BIO-Complexity, common descent, Conservation of Information, effective population size, Endogenous retroviruses, genes, genetic drift, human origins, intelligent design, macroevolution, mutations, natural selection, No Free Lunch, population genetics, synteny}

Population Genetics: What It Is and Why It Matters

_{Science & Culture
January 16, 2018

Evolution

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Some have claimed that for humans the coalescence to one (or first coalescent) does not happen for well over a million years back in time, calling into question the idea of a single-couple human origin. Read More ›

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post

Date
December 25, 2017

Categories
Ecology
Evolution
Tagged
, __cedited, Darwinian theory, evolution, genomics, Gerd B. Müller, heliocentrism, Interface Focus, Isaac Newton, Michael Behe, microbiology, New Trends in Evolutionary Biology, physiology, population genetics, Royal Society, science, The Edge of Evolution}

#8 of Our Top Stories of 2017: Theorist Concedes, Evolution “Avoids” Questions

_{Science & Culture
December 25, 2017

Ecology, Evolution

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To maintain at this point that “All Is Well” with evolution you have to be in a state of serious denial. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 14, 2017

Categories
Faith & Science
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __cedited, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, Ann Gauger, Bible, BioLogos, bottleneck, Christianity, Colin Reeves, Darwinian evolution, Deborah Haarsma, Dennis Venema, Garden of Eden, Genesis, genome, history, human origins, Native Americans, Ola Hössjer, population genetics, population size, Richard Buggs, S. Joshua Swamidass, Scot McKnight, theistic evolution, theology}

Much Ado at BioLogos?

_{David Klinghoffer
November 14, 2017

Faith & Science, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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We have our Kremlinologists who observe the BioLogos website for hints of what ideas, and which people, are up or down in the world of theistic evolution. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 2, 2017

Categories
Faith & Science
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __cedited, Adam and the Genome, alleles, bottleneck, Broad Institute, Dennis Venema, haplotypes, heterozygosity, human origins, inbreeding, London, nature, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Oxford University, population genetics, population size, Queen Mary University, Richard Buggs, Trinity Western University, V.J. Torley}

Geneticists Debate a First Human Pair — Continued; Where Is Dennis Venema?

_{David Klinghoffer
November 2, 2017

Faith & Science, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Genuine scientific debate on fundamental issues that real people care about is such a rarity that when it happens, you almost want to pinch yourself to make sure you’re not dreaming. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
November 1, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __cedited, Adam and the Genome, Africa, BioLogos, bottleneck, Dennis Venema, evolution, Francis Collins, heterozygosity, human origins, London, population genetics, population size, Queen Mary University, Richard Buggs, Trinity Western University}

Is a First Human Pair Possible or Impossible?

_{Ann Gauger
November 1, 2017

Evolution, Faith & Science, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Richard Buggs, Reader at Queen Mary University of London, is a well-respected geneticist, with numerous papers published in molecular ecology, genomics, and molecular evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
October 3, 2017

Categories
Faith & Science
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __edited, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, bottleneck, Colin Reeves, common descent, Dennis Venema, heterozygosity, human origins, Ola Hössjer, population genetics, Richard Buggs, Scot McKnight, Trinity Western University}

Does Science Rule Out a First Human Pair? Geneticist Richard Buggs Says No

_{Ann Gauger
October 3, 2017

Faith & Science, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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One of the claims Dennis Venema makes in his book is that the effective population size of our last common ancestor with chimps has never been fewer than 10,000. Read More ›

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Date
July 28, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, __cedited, Dan Graur, ENCODE, evolution, Genome Biology and Evolution, junk DNA, Neo-Darwinism, New Scientist, New York Post, population genetics, University of Houston}

Dan Graur, Anti-ENCODE Crusader, Is Back

_{Science & Culture
July 28, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science

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In arguing for 75 percent of the human genome as trash, has Dr. Graur slain the ENCODE dragon and rescued the Junk DNA myth? Nah. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
July 26, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, __tedited, degradative mutations, natural processes, natural selection, population genetics, presuppositions, probabilities, real world, realism, theoretical biology}

Scientific Inaccuracies, False Accusations: Concluding My Response to Joseph Felsenstein

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
July 26, 2016

Evolution, Genetics

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Allow me, then, to introduce myself to Dr. Felsenstein. Read More ›