What evidence is there for evolution? (Teach them science)

Seeded on Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:00 AM EST (Center for Inquiry)

I stumbled across this link via Panda's Thumb, and couldn't help but seed. The website is at www.teachthemscience.org. Do check it out.

evolution, intelligent-design, science, creation, distortion-of-facts, logical-fallacies, creation-vs-evolution

Self-replicating molecule evolved in lab?

Seeded on Thu Jan 8, 2009 10:53 PM EST (New Scientist)

A new molecule that performs the essential function of life – self-replication – could shed light on the origin of all living things.

evolution, science, origin-of-life, creation-vs-evolution, abiogenesis

How flying reptiles rose

Seeded on Tue Jan 6, 2009 9:18 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Interesting article. How did a giant flying reptile get off the ground? It's not a simple question: A computerized analysis of pterosaur fossils and modern-day bird bones shows that the biggest pterosaurs couldn't simply lift off into the air like a bird, because their hind legs …

evolution, birds, science, creationism, dinosaurs, creation-vs-evolution

"Appendix May Actually Have a Purpose"

Seeded on Thu Jan 1, 2009 12:37 PM EST (WebMD Health)

To combat a view that the appendix is a "vestigial" organ, I've seeded this link. There are quite a few others that could be added to it, but this one covers the main idea.

evolution, science, design, creation, appendix, vestigial

Uproar over Dinosaur Data - a critique of the genetic link between T. Rex and the chicken

Seeded on Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:17 AM EST (Analytical Chemistry (peer-reviewed, research jour)

An interesting article discussing skepticism in the scientific community around the discovered genetic link between T. Rex and the chicken.

evolution, science, chicken, dinosaur, dna, protein, creation

Earth's original ancestor was LUCA, not Adam nor Eve - a rebuttal

Seeded on Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:04 PM EST (EurekAlert!)

I have a few issues with this article.

science, adam, eve, luca, creation-evolution

Estimate of the Mutation Rate per nucleotide in humans

Seeded on Fri Dec 5, 2008 11:46 PM EST (Genetics Society of America)

The article is a quite technical one, but I'll try and give you the gist of what they did and when you read it, you should see the major flaw on which the entire paper is based.

evolution, science, genes, creation

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You seem to have a lot of biology under your belt. Do you carry a degree in it? Or is this all self-study?
— duzzieandtyger

Anthony, keep up the good work on the creation vs. evolution articles. I wish I had the time to read more and learn as much as you have on the issues. Hope you have the stomach to take the vitriol your comments will inevitably provoke. There are too few creationists on Newsvine to deal with the rampant conjecture that poses as science. Hope you'll stick around.
— Steven P.