Science Review Article: “Nothing in Evolution Makes Sense Except in the Light of Biology”

_{Casey Luskin
March 12, 2014

Evolution

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A major journal observes that key assumptions of the neo-Darwinian synthesis are being overturned. Read More ›

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Casey Luskin

Date
February 7, 2014

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Cambrian News, Colleagues' Responses, Research, science, Tree of Life}

The “Ghost of Teleology”: Molecular Data Wreak Havoc on the Tree of Life

_{Casey Luskin
February 7, 2014

Evolution

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Convoluted phylogenetic trees, seemingly required by the genetic data, suggest that highly complex biological structures have been gained and lost many times in evolutionary history. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 24, 2014

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, science, Texas, textbooks, Tree of Life}

The (Texas) Tree of Life: “Every Scientific Test To-Date” Supports “Darwin’s Basic Ideas”

_{Casey Luskin
January 24, 2014

Evolution, Science Education

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Enter biologist Ken Miller, who in 2013 submitted for adoption in Texas his textbook Biology, which promotes the opposite of critical thinking on evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 6, 2014

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, science, Tree of Life, Views}

Shark Proteins Contradict the Standard Phylogeny of Vertebrates

_{Casey Luskin
January 6, 2014

Evolution

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In the thinking of evolutionary biologists, can common descent, even in principle, be falsified? Read More ›

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Author
Donald McLaughlin

Date
August 31, 2013

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, null hypothesis, Research, Tree of Life}

Science with a Sneer: A New Model for Scientific Papers?

_{Donald McLaughlin
August 31, 2013

Evolution

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A recent paper published in PLOS ONE purports to have established Darwinian evolution and common ancestry beyond all questioning. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 7, 2013

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, nature, Research, science, Tree of Life}

Phylogenetic Conflicts Turn Ant Genus into “Motley Assortment of Unrelated Species”

_{Casey Luskin
June 7, 2013

Evolution

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Yet another example showing that the methods of phylogenetic reconstruction -- used to bolster common descent -- often yield results at variance with the evidence. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
April 25, 2013

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __k-review, nature, News, Tree of Life}

New York Times: "We are Sarcopterygian Fish," If You Ignore Contrary Data

_{Casey Luskin
April 25, 2013

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Reporting

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The article highlights a recent paper in Nature reporting on the sequencing of the genome of the coelacanth, a famous fish often called a "living fossil." Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 5, 2012

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, convergent evolution, nature, science, Tree of Life}

Bothersome Bats and Other Pests Disturb the “Tree of Life”

_{Casey Luskin
December 5, 2012

Evolution

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A recent paper in the journal Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society offers some striking comments about the prevalence of discordance among phylogenetic trees. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 5, 2012

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, science, Tree of Life, Wikipedia}

Common Ancestry: Wikipedia vs. the Data

_{Casey Luskin
October 5, 2012

Evolution

5}

Consider a recent paper in Annual Review of Genetics which observes that huge percentages of eukaryotic genes tell conflicting stories about common descent. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 29, 2012

Categories
Evolution
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Tree of Life}

Nature Article Finds MicroRNAs are “Tearing Apart Traditional Ideas about the Animal Family Tree”

_{Casey Luskin
June 29, 2012

Evolution, Life Sciences

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Debates will continue about the best way to reconstruct evolutionary trees. But perhaps there's a more fundamental problem. Read More ›