St. George Jackson Mivart: A Historical Snapshot

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In the end, Darwin, Huxley, and their friends collectively decided to “cut him dead,” meaning to ostracize him socially. Source
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An 1871 Critic of Darwinism Whose Criticisms Still Pack a Punch

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A new series aims to restore a historically honest balance to the debate over evolution and design in the study of biological origins. Source
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Darwinian Death: Euthanasia Meets Eugenics

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One powerful influence on the early euthanasia movement was eugenics ideology, which emerged first in the 1860s under the leadership of Francis Galton. Source
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Peer-Reviewed Paper Shows Vertebrate Embryonic Variation Contradicts Common Ancestry

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Evolutionary biologists often argue that vertebrate embryos develop in highly similar manners, reflecting their common ancestry. Source
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Sleep on It: Design in the Subconscious Brain

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An international team reasoned there had to be a purpose for sleep. In one of the largest datasets ever collected, they believe they found two functions. Source
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