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  • September 2008

    • Anglicans Making Nice With Darwin

      Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 15, 08 12:04 PM CDT

      Anglicans Making Nice With Darwin

      (Newser) - When Charles Darwin came out with his theory of evolution by natural selection nearly 150 years ago, the Church of England opposed it. But now, 200 years after the celebrated scientist's birth, the church has launched a website exploring its history with Darwin, and the church's head of public affairs has issued a posthumous apology, the Guardian reports. More »

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      science  • evolution  • apology  • Charles Darwin  • Church of England  • natural selection

  • June 2008

    • Anti-Evolution Groups Change Texas Tactics

      New York Times  |  Jun 4, 08 2:02 PM CDT

      Anti-Evolution Groups Change Texas Tactics

      (Newser) - Evolution opponents are adapting. Now that “intelligent design” and “creation science” have failed in court, the new catch phrase, the New York Times reports, is “strengths and weaknesses.” It might seem innocuous, but critics say it’s yet another tactic to undermine the teaching of evolution in schools. Evolution opponents are insisting that curriculum discuss the flaws in Darwin’s theory. More »

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      Texas  • education  • evolution  • Charles Darwin  • creationism  • intelligent design

  • April 2008

    • Darwin's Papers Now Online

      BBC  |  Apr 17, 08 4:48 PM CDT

      Darwin's Papers Now Online

      (Newser) - A vast collection of the papers of Charles Darwin is now online, providing public access to volumes once restricted to Cambridge scholars, the BBC reports. 20,000 items are available, including the first draft of his seminal book on evolution, travel notes and personal pieces such as family recipes, Reuters reports. “Darwin changed our understanding of nature forever,” says the project’s director. More »

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      science  • research  • evolution  • nature  • biology  • Charles Darwin  • natural selection

    • Cancer Can Be Contagious

      NPR  |  Apr 6, 08 8:31 PM CDT

      Cancer Can Be Contagious

      (Newser) - Contrary to long-held opinion, cancer can be contagious—and Darwin is to blame, a science reporter told NPR. It turns out cancer cells evolve as species do, and in some rare cases—a cancer affecting Tasmanian devils, two others in dogs and hamsters—the cancers have evolved to allow direct contagion from one host creature to another. More »

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      cancer  • Australia  • Charles Darwin  • Tasmania  • Tasmanian Devil

  • December 2007
  • November 2007

    • Walter Mosley's Top Literary Picks

      Newsweek  |  Nov 6, 07 4:10 PM CST

      Walter Mosley's Top Literary Picks

      (Newser) - Walter Mosley has won accolades from readers and critics alike for his Easy Rawlins detective series, and the novelist has a philosophical side, too. Newsweek presents his list of important works that "most greatly impacted the intelligence, potential and humanity of the people of the world." The Theory of Relativity , Albert Einstein On the Origin of Species , Charles Darwin Das Kapital , Karl Marx More »

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      list  • literature  • Marxism  • Charles Darwin  • Albert Einstein  • Karl Marx  • Sigmund Freud

  • August 2007

    • Muslim Creationists Damn Darwin

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Aug 2, 07 6:31 PM CDT

      Muslim Creationists Damn Darwin

      (Newser) - A Muslim group in Turkey is widely disseminating a 768-page tome that slams evolution and promotes Islam-inflected creationism, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The Council of Europe has issued warnings—particularly to schools—against the "Atlas of Creation," which has been published in 80 countries and 59 languages. More »

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      Islam  • Turkey  • education  • evolution  • Muslim  • Charles Darwin  • creationism  • Council of Europe

  • June 2007

    • Evolutionary Theory Takes Big Leap With Evo-Devo

      New York Times  |  Jun 26, 07 9:39 AM CDT

      Evolutionary Theory Takes Big Leap With Evo-Devo

      (Newser) - Evolutionary theory is in the early days of its third great expansion, the New York Times reports, following Darwin’s original formulation almost 150 years ago and the so-called “modern synthesis” of 1930-50. Dubbed “evo-devo” because it focuses on the embryonic development of organisms, the newest science explores how specific genes control significant aspects of an organism’s growth. More »

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      genetics  • evolution  • genes  • Charles Darwin

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