Charles Darwin's theory of evolution generated scientific debate and discussion not only in Darwin's own time, but for decades afterward. In the latter part of the nineteenth century and the until the ...

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A new study, led by the University of Vienna and the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, shows how the eyes of adult marine bristleworms continue to grow throughout life—driven by a ring of ...

A random mutation in a gene can alter its function and bring about a new characteristic that can pass down for many generations, but this may not be the only way that organisms can inherit a trait.

Hampton Lawrence Carson : interviews toward an intellectual history; list of publications from 1934 to 1989 / Wyatt W. Anderson, Kenneth Y. Kaneshiro, and Luther Val Giddings -- Founder effects and ...

In the article "To Effectively Discuss Evolution, First Define 'Theory'" in the May 12 issue of The Scientist (R. Lewis, page 13), it was stated that the term "theory of evolution" should be replaced ...

The topic of 'Heredity' in Class 10 Science (Biology) is an important part of the Science subject and can be that one chapter ...