Archive for the tag 'Evolutionary Biology'

Book reviews

Thoughts on The Battle Over the Meaning of Everything

Gordy Slack’s unwieldily named The Battle Over the Meaning of Everything: Evolution, Intelligent Design, and a School Board in Dover, PA is an account of the people, ideas, and events surrounding the 2005 Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial. Occasionally beleaguering with details and descriptions, often jocular, and informative throughout, it provides a thorough [...]

09 Aug 2008 Samuel Huckins 0 comments

Biology

Phylogenetic Supertrees

Phylogenetic trees are tree-like diagrams showing the relationships among a group of creatures, often with their most recent common ancestor serving as the base of the trunk (rooted versus unrooted). They illustrate how groups of organisms originated, divided, and endured or died off over time. An example of a very low resolution (i.e. only showing [...]

03 Aug 2008 Samuel Huckins 0 comments