Tag: positive selection

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Date
February 25, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Biston betularia, Charles Darwin, Colorado, Current Biology, Darwin Devolves, evolution, evolutionary biologists, genetic information, Harrison Tasoff, hopeful monster, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, Michael Behe, petals, positive selection, saltation, sepals, Stephen Meyer, UC Santa Barbara, Zombie Science (book)}

No “Hopeful Monster,” Flower Demonstrates Evolution by Subtraction

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February 25, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Life Sciences

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Evolutionary biologists at the University of California, Santa Barbara, noticed something peculiar about the columbines in a region of Colorado. Read More ›

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Date
May 3, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, addition, alleles, Casey Luskin, Darwin Devolves, DNA, evolution, gene loss, genes, geneticists, loss-of-function mutations, Michael Behe, Nature Heredity, population genomics, positive selection, subtraction}

More on Evolution by Subtraction

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May 3, 2021

Evolution

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Evolutionists argue that organisms can evolve by loss of function. Sounds like Behe’s hypothesis. But you’ll never get wings and eyes that way. Read More ›

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Date
January 28, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, Darwinian evolution, Darwinism, deception, Dollo’s Law, Duke University, evolutionary biologists, evolutionary biology, fruit flies, genes, Icarus, Indiana University, PNAS, positive selection, Santa Fe Institute, selection, skin color, UC Berkeley, University of Zurich, word salad, Yale University}

Juggling Terms to Maintain the Illusion of Darwinian Selection

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January 28, 2021

Evolution

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Evolutionists do not mind if selection goes forward, backward, up, down or sideways, as long as Darwin’s honor is maintained. Read More ›

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Date
May 25, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, altitude, brown bears, climbing, Darwin Devolves, Darwinism, evolution, genes, genetic information, genome, hemoglobin, Himalayas, loss of function, Michael Behe, Mount Everest, mount improbable, natural selection, oxygen, PNAS, polar bears, positive selection, Tibetans, Wikipedia}

Behe Vindicated Again: Sherpas Climb Everest Easier, Because Darwin Devolves

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May 25, 2020

Evolution

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How can Tibetans survive high altitudes that leave lowlanders gasping? The answer is found in broken genes. Read More ›

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Date
June 6, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, __k-review, bats, bird song, birds, chromosomes, clades, climate change, collagen, crocodilians, Current Biology, Darwinism, evolution, Flight, genome, Immune System, intelligence, light, mammals, Michael Gross, migration, phylogeny, PNAS, positive selection, syrinx, transcriptome}

Birds and Bats: How Bright Is Evolutionary Light?

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June 6, 2019

Evolution, Reproductive Science

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The media are generous with claims that new findings “shed light” on evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
July 25, 2016

Categories
Botany
Evolution
Tagged
, __tedited, adaptation, alleles, Darwinian mechanisms, diploidal genome, haploid, Joe Felsenstein, misrepresentation, mutation rate, natural selection, naturalists, Nature, non-random evolution, non-random mutation, population genetics, positive selection, random mutation, random processes, randomness, Response to Criticism, zoologists}

In Terror of Chipmunks: A Response to Joseph Felsenstein

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
July 25, 2016

Botany, Evolution

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Seldom have I seen a piece of scientifically inspired writing like Felsenstein's that is so far off the mark. Read More ›