Evolution theory beyond Darwin (Introduction)

by David Turell , Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 20:34 (5441 days ago) @ David Turell
edited by unknown, Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 20:41

An interesting discussion featuring Michael Denton, a non-ID'r. It mentions a new book by a French philosopher, Jean Staun, which states there has to be much more than the basic theory:
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> http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2009/12/14/as-darwin-year-ends-some-seek-to-go-beyo... article by Koonin states there are so many ways evolution advances, horizontal transfers, epigenetic mechanisms, mehtylation, etc. that a new theory is needed to replace Neo-Darwinism. Genes are not changed by mutation but new complexities appear instead to advance evolution. I remind you of the, as not yet announced, results of the Augsberg conference, that we all should be waiting for.-http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/37/4/1011-The following abstract of an article about the Cambrian Explosion attempts an explanation for the fact that phyla disappeared after the explosion while the survivors keep a rather constant body type; not the tree development Darwinism would predict, but a pruned bush.-http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19472371