New Evolution Chat/Discussion Forum: Charles Darwin Campfire
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line. Charles Darwin & New Evolution Chat/Discussion Forum
Discussions: The latest discussions are displayed. This section is very similar to the features found in a delphi forum, and in addition there is a link to a searchable message board.
Contributions: There are over 70 contributions spread across 18 major categories. In addition there is a growing collection of video/audio/text lectures and interviews featuring Dawkins, Ridley, Cosmides, Tooby, and others.
Three random stories are:
Mysterious Origin Of Feathers
A Branch in Feather Evolution: "The origin of feathers has always been mysterious. One reason is that the oldest known bird, Archaeopteryx, sported essentially modern plumage. Now three paleontologists have found primitive branching...
Evolutionary Process of Forming New Species
DAVIS, Calif., March 21 (AScribe News) -- "An experiment by University of California, Davis graduate student Daniel Bolnick has captured evolution in action, provided support for a long-standing hypothesis in evolutionary biology, and could help explain...
The Coelacanth - An Evolutionary Puzzle
SCIENCE NEWS, May 5th 2001: "...A month later, Venter returned to the scene, this time with three companions and two video cameras. The images they captured proved beyond a doubt that the coelacanth, once thought extinct for millions of years, still... (this story, along with many others, contains pretty pictures)
"Discussions" can be begun on any article appearing in the "Contribution" category and "Contribution" articles can be linked to "Discussions"
News Feeds: At the moment todays top 5 latest Science headlines are featured, c on a link will then display todays top genetics/biotech/environment news.
Note Board: Gives useful info relevant to using the forum.
Other features include: Shared lists, image gallery, calender, file sharing, etc..
Jorolat
Model of an Internal Evolutionary Mechanism (based on an extension to homeostasis) linking Stationary Phase Mutations to The Baldwin Effect: