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<<* It CANNOT be explained by (neo-)Darwinism * It CAN be explained by any other (scientific) theory has the answer for! >> Considering there aren't many other scientific (I know of none) alternatives to natural selection, this would be a near impossible task. Various issues with natural selection could be brought up, but they would not fit your criteria; as you require an alternate [scientific] theory to support the data. I'm not arguing against evolution, I'm just asking why a lot of debates don't make it past journals.

Why is it that various advantages and deficiencies of evolutionary [courtesy of natural selection] theory are not openly debated among the [respectable] scientific community? Debates in other areas of science are not shamefully buried deep within peer-reviewed journals. Instead, they often make headlines of popular science readers such as Scientific American. This errantly leads the general public to believe that evolution by natural selection is, in fact, an all-encompassing, all-agreed upon theory by the scientific community. This is partially true. But partial truths make partial myths. Some of the forefront respectable scientists working in fields that deal with natural selection often express dissatisfaction with the theory. Stephen Gould, co-author of the theory of "punctuated equilibrium" argues that the rapid appearance of new life forms [cambrian explosion] demands a mechanism other than natural selection for its explanation. Gould is not alone in his doubts, there are many other highly respected evolutionary scientists that express dissatisfcation with the current model of natural selection. Don't misunderstand the point of this post. I am not saying anything about the validity of the theory. I'm asking why often times, debates about natural selection are covered up in the jargon of peer-reviewed journals, and are not published for the general public to read. In a time when science hastens to expose fallacies, why not expose the fallacy that natural selection is a perfect theory?

I don't think I quite understand what you're trying to do here? Can you make a diagram of some kind?

[EDIT] ignore me. <<gene can code for several different proteins>> That would be the evolutionary advantage, for those of you who read my previous question.

By broadcasts I think they meant "sends"...almost all VCRs use cables.. Did you read this online somewhere? Anywhere we can take a look?

I would just like to point out that you got the quadratic formula wrong. NICE ALGEBRA SKILLS For the record, it is -b +- sqrt(b² - 4(a)©) / 2(a)

Reasonable; but what about organisms that have been around a hideously long time. Horseshoe crabs, they dont' have fins, correct? Why not? They surely would be faster; both for catching prey and escaping danger..

Its about right time to stir up some controversy Alright, given that convergent evolution happened, what mechanisms put restraints on convergence? I understand that different environments play a role; I don't need fins. Likewise, a fish wouldn't have much use for my legs. I'm asking what puts constraits on organisms that live in the same environment as one another. Someone mentioned whales (previously land mammals) developing fins, much like fish. What kept the whales from developing gills, eliminating the need to surface? Why do we have larger brains? I'm sure all of us would agree that larger brains is advantageous; why doesn't my dog have a larger brain?

My plan: moot. thank you.

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Faf is a post-count padder.

Haha, guess you're going to have to explain yet another time :x "weaponry won't work over long distances...." Why? What exactly is "long distances". I was under the impression the US government was starting production on 5 or 6 of these planes that are equipped with lasers that can shoot down enemy missles, etc.

INSULTINGLY STUPID MOVIE PHYSICS Haha, some people have way too much time

Does anyone still get forum errors? I still get three or four error mails a day [the server sends me mail everytime mySQL has an error]. ---- Database error in vBulletin : Link-ID == false, connect failed mysql error: Can't connect to MySQL server on 'IPADDRESS*' (111) mysql error number: 2003 Date: Tuesday 10th of December 2002 10:10:42 PM

Very nice chart here.

Not quite James Bonds' Car (for those of you who have seen the new one), but kind of cool nontheless. It works by projecting an image of whats behind the object onto the object itself. The interesting part is that the projected image only reflects off certain material. Since it doesn't reflect off skin, it tricks the eye into thinking the obect is almost see-through. Setup: Videos here: Mirror.mpg (915k) oc-s.mpg (1.26M) oc-phantom.mpg (1.66M) ------------------------------------ I'm still waiting for the army to show off their research into the real stuff. I read about a suit being developed that projects whats behind the person in front, giving the illusion of invisibility. Havn't heard anything about it in awhile.

Left: Normal Sperm Right: Deformed Sperm [is it just me or does the "normal" sperm looked wacked out as well. on second thought, its probably not human] A male contraceptive that works by deforming sperm could available within just a few years, if tests on men go well. The drug is taken as a pill, not injected, and it could have fewer side effects than experimental hormonal male contraceptives, which include a cocktail of hormones designed to suppress sperm production while maintaining normal testosterone levels. The drug, N-butyldeoxynojirimycin (NB-DNJ), inhibits an enzyme that produces glucosylceramide. This sugar-fat compound is vital for sperm creation. In mice, sperm live no longer than three weeks before being replaced. After three weeks on the drug, the mouse in the study became fully infertile. After three weeks off, they regained their fertility. In men, the on-off period would be about 40 days, says Oxford University's Frances Platt, who led the new work. Source: NewScientist Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (DOI: 10.1073/pnas.262586099)

What do they do with this data? Has aol addressed it?

We can all be your mentor Haha, we can all help answer your questions, etc.

what grade are you in? faf's link won't do you any good if you havn't completed algebra

Anyone heard of this? Sounds really interesting.. http://www.nanozine.com/u-fog.htm http://popularmechanics.com/science/research/1997/11/shrinking_micromachines/ One day I'll have my very own holideck [whatever that star trek thing is]!

I don't have the right codec, which one do I need

foolish mpeg lover. now its going to kill bandwidth 6 times the size of the WMV.