Evolutionary developmental biology

The Oxford English Dictionary defines the meme as an element of a Culture (taken here in the sense of civilization) can be regarded as transmitted by nongenetic means, especially through imitation. The term meme was first proposed by Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene and comes from an association between gene and mimesis. Dawkins also points to a close kinship with the French word same. Memes were presented by Dawkins as replicators, comparable in this respect to genes, but responsible for the…

In the essay, “Evolution as Fact and Theory,” Stephen Gould defenses Charles Darwin’s theory of Evolution over the beliefs of creationist on God creating all organisms in the world. To further his support, he states his three arguments which are observational evidence, the imperfection of nature, and transitions found in fossil records to demonstrate that even though evolution is just a theory, there are plentiful evidence of facts that supports it. The essay was not just about justifying the…

We humans are inquisitive by nature, it is in fact what sets us apart from other animals on this planet. Since our exodus from the African continent we have always wanted to know what was beyond that hill, our desire to learn as much as possible has allowed us to make advancements in technology and create civilizations. But this desire to learn had also extended to the machinations of nature, and in response we created religions as an explanation to the creation of the universe. Religion was…

trunks surrounding many factories, which in turn lead to the decrease in rarity of the dark colored moth. However, the light colored moths in the surrounding area became virtually non-existent, illustrating a rapid example of small, but important evolutionary adjustment. Natural selection is a theory that has never stopped occurring. Humans have evolved, are still evolving, and will continue to evolve until the end of time. In present times we can now treat or altogether resist certain diseases…

Paradigms “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions” introduced Thomas Kuhn’s paradigm theory. Paradigms describe the scientific observations of a natural phenomenon or theory (Kuhn 2012, 41). Thomas Kuhn’s “Structure of Scientific Revolutions,” provides a philosophical look into the scientific process and an understanding of how theories change and progress over time. Paradigms help explain theories, concepts, and observations so they can be learned from (Kuhn 2012, 43). Kuhn himself…

Almost each of us reaches a moment where we wonder how the earth was created –or was it really created? We also once asked ourselves, “Where did humans come from?” or “How did humanity come into existence?”All this time we are so curious about such things. All this time we ask ourselves different questions that remain unanswered. There are two different ways on how we are going to answer all the questions we created in our mind. There are two different ways on how are we going to explain the…

“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change” – Charles Darwin. Evolution is “the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth”. The theory of evolution has become one of the most controversial topics in science because of how the public reacts to the contents of the theory. The theory is controversial because it posses…

Many scientists and political leaders have constantly questioned the theory of evolution and how it has no significant value. But how can evolution be wrong when there is scientific evidence supporting it? Evolution is the theory that all things evolved from a common ancestor, and you can show that with fossils. Fossils will allow you to see the common ancestry between certain species with transitioning fossils. Some people believe or argue that the universe and life originated “from specific…

Evolution means gradual change over time. In 1859, Charles Darwin wrote a book called On The Origin of Species, where he first stated that the process by which organisms change over time as a result of changes in heritable physical or behavioral traits (Than 1). Organisms change to help them adapt to the environment around them, increasing their chances of survival. Natural selection means that the organisms that adapt better survive longer and produce more offspring. The offspring carry on…

The evolutionary story suggests that our moral beliefs evolved organically to select for what would keep a community alive. That our morals do not approach an objective truth, but are merely adaptively fit. This lends to an argument that since we are not evolved to know the truth, our morals may be totally invalid, and so we cannot rationally believe them. This argument that we cannot trust our morals is flawed. The debunker claims that since evolution selects for fitness rather than moral truth…