Over the past two decades, a treasure trove of fossils has been unearthed in China.Some of the world’s most exquisitely preserved feathered dinosaurs, birds, reptiles, and mammals have been recovered near the quiet northeastern China village of Daohugou.
Chinese farmers first discovered the trove near this Inner Mongolian village in 1998. The following summer, two distinct salamander species were recovered. Since then, the now-infamous fossil site has been named the Daohugou Biota and has yielded more than 30 different vertebrate taxa (groups). The treasure trove of scientific evidence, however, further upends Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution “by means of natural selection.”
A new study challenges the time-honored validity of microbe resistance as an example of biological evolution. An international research team, led by Christina Warinner of Harvard University, investigated ancient microbes extracted from fossilized human teeth. The research team included thirty-two investigators from twelve institutions in seven countries.
By comparing the microbes on fossilized human teeth, the research team found ancient microbe resistance using the exact molecular mechanisms of microbial resistance, as seen in today’s microbes.
Darwin, Then and Now chronicles who Darwin was, how he developed his theory, what he said, and what scientists have discovered since the publication of The Origin of Species in 1859.
The book traces the rise and fall of evolution as a scientifically valid theory. With over 1,000 references from Darwin and scientists, Darwin Then and Now retraces how this once popular theory is increasingly recognized as only a philosophy since the theory has yet to be scientifically validated.