27 Giugno 2006

The Evolution Debate. Complete Coverage

Il dossier si intitola The Evolution Debate. Complete Coverage…e contiene (mia selezione):Inspiring Evolutionary Thought, and a New Title, by Turning Genetics Into ProseBy NICHOLAS WADEA new collection of essays discusses the impact Richard Dawkins and his book, “The Selfish Gene,” had on the field of evolutionary biology. Humans May Have Limiting Effect on the Origin of (New) SpeciesBy CARL ZIMMERA […]

Il dossier si intitola The Evolution Debate. Complete Coverage
…e contiene (mia selezione):
Inspiring Evolutionary Thought, and a New Title, by Turning Genetics Into Prose
By NICHOLAS WADE
A new collection of essays discusses the impact Richard Dawkins and his book, "The Selfish Gene," had on the field of evolutionary biology.
Humans May Have Limiting Effect on the Origin of (New) Species
By CARL ZIMMER
A pair of studies points to a new danger to the world's biodiversity: humans may be blocking new species from evolving.
Two Splits Between Human and Chimp Lines Suggested
By NICHOLAS WADE
A genetic analysis suggests that after the two lineages separated, they may have begun interbreeding before a second split.
Eager to Tell the Stories of Science, a Biologist Evolves
By CORNELIA DEAN
Randy Olson's new film challenges scientists to get off their collective high horse and make their case for evolution to ordinary people, with a smile.
Video: Watch a Clip From 'Flock of Dodos: The Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus'
Study, in a First, Explains Evolution's Molecular Advance
By KENNETH CHANG
Scientists have for the first time demonstrated how a progression of small changes in existing parts created a new piece of molecular machinery.
Video: A Walk in the Woods
The Times's Jim Gorman discusses evolution with Niles Eldredge, the curator of the Darwin exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History

Paolo Coccia