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Pleiotropy Saves the Day for Evolving New Genes

What is the origin of new genes? In order to do new stuff, new genes are needed. Where do they come from, then? Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) - direct transfer of a gene from one... Read more

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Alp Demons & (Pagan) Folk Beliefs

Before Christianity came to Europe, it was teeming with a dazzling variety of what are usually called “pagan” beliefs and rituals. Read more

The 26 October 2012 by Cris
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Depicting Non-Progressive Evolution

While working on the rhizomatic animism post the other day, I kept thinking about the old cliche that a picture is worth a thousand words. Read more

The 11 October 2012 by Cris
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Potentially Cloneable Wooly Mammoth Found In Siberia

Scientists are investigating a well preserved woolly mammoth carcass discovered in Siberia with the hopes of finding living cells inside and cloning one of the... Read more

The 21 October 2012 by Ningauble
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Titles in Evolution - and in Creation?

Here w go again with the new articles on evolution. This is just a very small sample that I chose out of interest from the last couple of weeks - and just from ... Read more

The 17 October 2012 by Bjornostman
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Darwin on Religion

In keeping with my back to (foundational) basics reading programme, I have naturally been digging around Darwin’s writing on religion. Read more

The 02 October 2012 by Cris
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