Tag: science
Scientist Confirms We Are Not “Just Apes”
Defending human exceptionalism can be a lonely job these days.
Common Ancestry and Human Uniqueness
Accepting common ancestry for humans and apes doesn’t mean one has to embrace the claims of those who debunk human uniqueness.
From Douglas Axe, a Sobering Take on the Limits of Genome Technology
Fueled by news of a closely guarded meeting at Harvard Medical School, the media abuzz are about the prospect of synthesizing a human genome.
Local Fitness Landscape Mapped Out for Green Fluorescent Protein
The problem of protein evolution keeps getting worse.
Chimps “Grieve” for a Lost Loved One, Just Like People?
As an experiment, try this. First, watch the BBC video as it’s presented.