Category Archives: Evolution

The 22nd Carnival of Evolution

April 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Evolution

The 22nd Blog Carnival of Evolution is now up at Beetles in the Bush! Check it out to see 26 great posts on evolution and perspectives on a diverse range of evolution-related fields. The Chromosome Chronicles article on In Silico Models of Evolution is featured in this edition. Stop over for some good old Darwinian reading.

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Divorcers and Polygamists: Evolutionary Superstars?

April 1st, 2010 | Posted in Evolution

Evolutionary fitness, in a nutshell, is a measure of how many offspring a person has. To have more offspring is to be more successful (evolutionarily). Polygamists and serial divorcers put themselves at an “evolutionary advantage” by having more wives.

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Modeling Evolution in vitro and in silico

March 12th, 2010 | Posted in Bioinformatics, Evolution

Artificial life is no new idea. Computer scientists have investigated and made use of many of the principals around AI for years. However, in silico models of evolution have been shown to produce some form of self-replicating, mutating, artificial life. How far have these models gone, and where will they go next? Is this playing God?

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