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Evolution Named Scientific Achievement of 2005

Posted by Zonk on from the science-wins dept.

lazy_hp writes "The BBC reports that research into evolution's inner working has been named rtop science achievement of 2005 From the article: 'The prestigious US journal Science publishes its top 10 list of major endeavours at the end of each year. The number one spot was awarded jointly to several studies that illuminated the intricate workings of evolution. The announcement comes in the same week that a US court banned the teaching of intelligent design in classrooms.'"

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  1. As the headline on fark.com said.... by maddogdelta · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nominated for 2006, GRAVITY!!!!

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    1. Re:As the headline on fark.com said.... by voice_of_all_reason · · Score: 4, Funny

      You mean "intelligent falling", right?

  2. For a horrified, thankfully brief, moment... by Homology · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought the mail client Evolution was named "Scientific Achievement", until I got past the headline...

  3. Re:My fellow Christians: Strategize by mrak+and+swepe · · Score: 5, Funny

    For example,"I think the planets should be renamed because they're named after fake gods."

    Given that you Christians believe in one God (or is it three?), won't it get rather confusing if you name all the planets after him?

    You won't be able to tell Uranus from Urelbow.

  4. Just under 4 billion years too late by whitehatlurker · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wonder how "Evolution" feels about the award - 4 billion years of hard work, and now it gets recognition.

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    .. paranoid crackpot leftover from the days of Amiga.