Evolutionary medicine

Charles Darwin was the father of the revolutionary theory called evolution. This theory stated that species would would adapt to their environment by slow changing the species through millions of generations. To prove this theory Darwin examined animals from different island in the galapagos islands. One of his more well known observations is his observation of the galapagos finches. When Darwin observed the finches he realized they were all similar but some had different wing colors or…

Perpetually Malicious Author Stephen Kendrick once stated in his book The Love Dare,“Almost every sinful action ever committed can be traced back to a selfish motive. It is a trait we hate in other people but justify in ourselves.” Almost every iniquity in the world has been caused by narcissism. Selfishness thrives in humans, feeding off of their evilness. People forget that evil exists within themselves as well, not just their peers. Evil is a very loose term, however the most clear denotation…

Having demolished group selection arguments there is still a need for mechanisms to show how actual observed cases of altruism, for example the female coalitions in the Langur case, or seeming altruism (nepotism) can emerge from methodological individualism (Dawkins 1976, ). In order to do so socio-biologists redefined what exactly an “altruist” is and therefore what an altruistic act is (Trivers 1971), and drew distinctions between such an act and nepotism directed at ones kin (Hamilton 1964).…

Systematics at the University of Cape Town, non-scientists believe evolution states that human evolved from baboons. However, evolution only claims that humans and other non-human primates share a common ancestor (Jacobs, 2015). Before Biology 1114, an evolutionary debate would have never crossed my mind, let alone discussing whether or not human behaviors are controlled…

In all the years that have past there is only ever been a few theories of evolution; evolution is how different organisms have developed or diversified from earlier ancestors in the history of the earth and is also known as the diversity of life. Evolution usually occurs very slowly, over long, extensive amounts of time. The idea of evolution can go as far back as the middle ages, because Aristotle explained all natural things are flawed and can be fixed in a natural way such as changing forms,…

Charles Darwin, as a young biologist in the 1800’s, sailed across the Pacific Ocean on board a research vessel named the H.M.S. Beagle. During his travels, Darwin began to notice how isolated populations of organisms had developed unique features. For example, he discovered several species of sparrows living on the Galapagos Islands. He noted how the sparrows all had different types of beaks, each specially adapted to gathering food in the desolate terrain. Some had short, stout beaks for eating…

When discussing human nature, anthropologists don’t One popular controversy within the anthropological community is based on the Yanomami indians. The Yanomami, or Yanomamo, are the largest “relatively isolated tribe” in South America; located in large, mountainous areas of northern Brazil and southern Venezuela in the Amazon jungle. Their current population stands at about thirty-five thousand, all of which are concentrated in several different parts of the South American jungle. Many…

History indicated that leaders are often portrayed as divine figures or heroes suggesting that they are genetically different. But does heritage and genetics really play such an important role in relation to one's ability to lead and affect their power to rule? In other words, are leaders naturally born to lead and "genetically different"? Regarding Washington's presidency up to present day, some leaders are shown to be more capable of being in power while others are less likely prone to be…

decades and still be able to revive once they are thawed. These microbes are considered a frozen fossil record because they can be frozen earlier in the timeline, then thawed out and compared to newer microbes from the present. This makes studying evolutionary change more precise. The frozen fossil record is different than actual fossil records because the actual fossils are found buried deep in Earth’s crust, like rock formation or sedimentary layer. We determine the age of the fossils through…

Emiliano Maestas In the article “There is No Missing Link in Evolution” by Jolene Creighton speaks of evolution and the evidence that proves the theory of evolution based on artifacts, DNA evidence and more. In this article Creighton writes of several reasons of evolution and how it all connects to all the keys of evolution and proves that evolution. She also explains the only proven theory when it comes to humanity is evolution. How we were once prime mates and developed in to the beings we are…