In my novella, Book 5 of the Sybil Norcroft series entitled Decisions, my main character, Sybil Norcroft, M.D., PhD., F.A.C.S. makes an impassioned plea to have the United States protect its young athletes. She goes so far in the book … Continue reading →

Homologies—Related organisms that share similarities that are derived from common ancestors. Comparative anatomical studies of cells and embryological development reveal characteristics that most probably derive from more ancient forms. Examples include plants with modified or adapted leaves such as the … Continue reading →

Evidence for evolution by natural selection includes several areas of observation and inquiry including: Fossil evidence—Examination of ancient species reveals many that are no longer in existence or that have been dramatically altered, e.g. dinosaurs. This area of study also … Continue reading →

1. Adaptive maturation of the immune response. Virtually every aware person is familiar with the effects of the immune response, from immunizations to allergies. During the immune response, a remarkable and rapid adaptive evolution of antibody molecules occurs. During this … Continue reading →

Early reviewers of the newest set of Carl Douglass books, The Trojan Horse in the Belly of the Beast Trilogy, challenge the author because of the gritty, even frightening, reality of the subject matter. A dominant theme in the first … Continue reading →

The possession of vestigial organs is regarded as evidence of evolution. 21. Vestigiality and Atavisms: Vestigial organs are special features of animal heredity which only make sense by recognizing that they represent remnants of traits that were once useful in … Continue reading →

Stephen Hawkings and Leonard Mlodinow, writing in their book, The Grand Design, published August 25, 2010, defined a model [or theory, for the present purposes] this way: “A model is a good model if it:  Is elegant (i.e., is the … Continue reading →

This is an opinion my main character in the Sybil Norcroft series of novellas would get excited about and would publish it far and wide using her bully pulpits—the position of Chief Medical Consultant for Wolf News Network and later … Continue reading →

Similarly, Lake Victoria in Zimbabwe is home to hundreds of species of cichlid fish, many of which are similar in most respects with the key exception of color pattern. Female cichlids use color pattern to identify mates of their own … Continue reading →

18. Speciation: The division of a population into separate, distinct, and re productively isolated groupings involves significant alterations in genes, although the amino acid changes may be quite small. The two methods by which speciation occurs are: 1) Allopatric speciation … Continue reading →