19 MAY 2011 by ideonexus

 Dog Breeding and Evolution

Another familiar example is the sculpting of the wolf, Canis lupus, into the two hundred or so breeds of dog, Canis familiaris, that are recognized as separate by the UK Kennel Club, and the larger number of breeds that are genetically isolated from one another by the apartheid-like rules of pedigree breeding. Incidentally, the wild ancestor of all domestic dogs really does seem to be the wolf and only the wolf... [...] The main point I want to draw out of domestication is its astonishing ...
Folksonomies: evolution species breeding
Folksonomies: evolution species breeding
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Dog breeding demonstrates how quickly animals can evolve, even if it's under artificial selection.

28 FEB 2011 by ideonexus

 Biblical Account of Human Origins

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. 6 And God said, “L...
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The natural progression of life described here, from sea to land, with plants leading the way, suggests that the path described in evolution is intuitive to even primitive cultures.