FSHD 150B1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Middle Ear, Pontifical Academy, Human Genome Project
6 Oct 2016
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Is there a direction or plan (teleology) to evolution: evolution is not intentional or forward looking , yes, there are trends, but no foreseen direction. How can new adaptations- evolutionary novelties- evolve: ex. mammalian middle ear. Why are many adaptations sub-optimal? (engineering/optimal design vs. tinkering : design flaws! Evolution is antithetical to religion: renowned scientists who see no conflict between belief in. Francisco ayala: prof of evolutionary biology and prof of philosophy at uc irvine, past-president for the aaas american association for the. Francis collins: former head of the national. Project, physician/geneticist, founder of biologos foundation that advocates for the perspective that. Christianity can be reckoned with science, appointed by the current pope benedict xvi (ratzinger) to the pontifical academy of sciences. Secondary sex characteristics: features that distinguish the two sexes, but not directly part of the reproductive system. Ex: when male deer fight over the women by using their horns: dimorphism:
