...difference which biomolecule(s) one supposes to have come into existence in a postulated primitive environment.   Nevertheless, textbooks, monographs, and symposia are filled with the latest in...

...46:1214-1220. Summary. Nereis acuminata is a marine polychaete annelid worm often used in studies of environmental pollution. The species has a wide distribution, including the coastlines of North America...

...could not have produced 20 growth rings per year in the past, but it is not at all obvious how any environmental conditions, no matter how different from those normal at the present time, might bring...

...biogeography. Among the topics presented are possible Paleocene dinosaurs and the depositional environment of the Itaborai fauna. Van Valen states that dinosaurs and primitive ungulates have been found...

...described in this paper suggest that mutations are not entirely random, but may be influenced by environmental conditions, and that the incidence of two mutations occurring together may be greater than...

...the group on Diet B was morphologically different. Comment. This experiment indicates that the environment has the potential to significantly affect morphology. The species flocks of East African cichlids...

...application of natural law) and substantive or configurational uniformitarianism (uniformity in the environment). He feels that the principle of uniformitarianism is much too rigorously applied (p 114...

...replies that whether a mutation is harmful or helpful depends on the genetic background and physical environment of the organism carrying it. The problem of lack of time is addressed by appeal to the...

...mdash; struggle for existence, genetics, natural selection, differentiation of population, and environmental variation and extinction — are designed to promote the general theory of evolution...

...detectable by analysis of modified (homologous) parts. These processes are controlled by genetic and environmental factors and can be explained without recourse to a Designer. Therefore the contention...

...particularly if he experiences a need for affirmation of these views in a hostile intellectual environment. Attempts to orient scientific data with a religious viewpoint in an intellectually satisfactory...

...specimens which he had collected in the area and discussed the significance of their depositional environments. During a full-day field trip through the John Day Country, problems were faced with candor...

...plants in this moist temperate region, they soon acquire a false aspect of antiquity and in another environment might be mistaken for late Pleistocene degradational terraces. The next section in Gage’s...

...Department at Southern Missionary College, introduced a flood model that accounts for a pre-flood life environment differing considerably from that of the present. At a subsequent meeting of this Subcommittee...

...originated spontaneously and that organisms increase in complexity and diversity as they adapt to the environment. The theory of evolution arose within the natural sciences and philosophy, in part aided...

...Epigenetic modifications occur as the result of complex interaction between the genome and the cellular environment, which lead to changes in the development and differentiation of gene expression. Some...

...Special Paper 505, p. 29–55, https://doi.org/10.1130/2014.2505(02) [4] Peters, SE. 2008. Environmental determinants of extinction selectivity in the fossil record. Nature 454:626-629. Doi:10.1038/nature07032...

...creation, and sponsors activities that reflect God’s creative power and love for humanity and the environment.

...God created us in His own image, and thus our minds can provide accurate information about our environment. Discovering the reality of God’s existence not only solves many philosophical problems...

...endorsement of the general theory of evolution, but a recognition of the capacity for adaptation to local environments by separately created types of animals. Notes on the chapters The first section...