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Still More Evidence for Evolution

Posted by michael on from the theocratic-republic-of-kansas dept.

Uche writes: "Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have uncovered the first genetic evidence that explains how large-scale alterations to body plans were accomplished during the early evolution of animals."

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  1. Evolution WILL happen by pcbob · · Score: 2, Funny

    When we finaly evolve into apes. Hollywood doesn't lie, right?

    1. Re:Evolution WILL happen by spectral · · Score: 2, Funny

      Are you sure there was breading going on? Honestly, I more think of it as like ... a muffin or something. Sure, bread has yeast, and so do ... (we'll not go there), but, well.. it's just too big. I definitely think a muffin is more along the line of what you're thinking about.

    2. Re:Evolution WILL happen by carlos_benj · · Score: 2, Funny

      If you had actually read one or two popular science books on the subject of evolution, such as "Wonderful Life" by Stephen Jay Gould, you'd realise that evolution is not the same as progress.

      I loved the movie but haven't read the book. That Jimmy Stewart is some actor. But I can see the point about evolution !=progress from that evil Harry Potter who opressed the poor and built the depressing Potterville and poor Mr. Gower! But I devolve.... I mean digress.

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      As a matter of fact, I am a lawyer. But I play an actor on TV.

  2. Other headlines by stud9920 · · Score: 4, Funny
    • Flat earth theory might prove wrong
    • The moon : not made of cheese
    • Cure for tuberculosis found
    • Horseless charriots : a liberal myth
    • Copernic says earth around sun, not otherwise
  3. Dear God by beej · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thank you, O Lord, for creating these wonderful genes which allow macroevolution to take place.

  4. Sounds like a Makefile gene to me by JamieF · · Score: 5, Funny

    ./configure --with-booklungs --with-antennae --no-fishybits \
    --legs=6 --enable-experimental-wing-thingies
    make critter
    ./critter -buz

  5. You Damn Dirty Ape! by krmt · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's already happening!

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    "I may not have morals, but I have standards."

  6. Science against evolution by rixkix · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Science Against Evolution homepage:
    http://www.ridgenet.net/~do_while/sage/
    I'm embarassed to admit it, but they're from my hometown- Ridgecrest, CA. They're constantly advertising in our local papers, and it gets pretty annoying at times.

  7. You do live a sheltered life, don't you? by leonbrooks · · Score: 3, Funny
    The details might not be correct, but essentially, there is no known counter-evidence, and no reason to suggest it is incorrect.

    Gentry's haloes are a good start; the absence of intermediate fossils launched Punctuated Equilibrium (which otherwise has no leg to stand on); simple maths shows that it's impossible anyway and the list of ``reasons to suggest it is incorrect'' rolls on towards the horizon.
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