Evolution in the light of intelligent design - New entries
Appendix (human appendix) - despite it's name, no longer
considered superfluous or rudimentary (Tyler) Acritarchs -
oldest known protists (Tyler) The picture emerging of the Late
Archaean is one that includes prokaryotes and eukaryotes,
photosynthesis, an oxygenated atmosphere and lots of biological
activity. This is a big contrast from the picture even 10 years
ago. The significance for our thinking about origins is that the
eons of time demanded by Darwinian processes are not available.
Archaea - horizontal gene transfer - review of The Archaea's
Tale (Tyler) He presents evidence that Darwinian evolution does
not go back to the beginning of life. When we compare genomes of
ancient lineages of living creatures, we find evidence of
numerous transfers of genetic information from one lineage to
another. In early times, horizontal gene transfer, the sharing
of genes between unrelated species, was prevalent. It becomes
more prevalent the further back you