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Evolution details revealed through 21-year E. coli experiment
- gort 17y agoI believe this is the paper, for those who can get it: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature08480.html http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/natu... And I believe this is a general outline of the experiment as a whole: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._coli_long-term_evolution_experiment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._coli_long-term_evolution_exp...
- ugh 17y agoRichard Dawkins has a extensive description of this experiment in his new book The Greatest Show on Earth (Chapter Five, Before Our Very Eyes). It’s a quite elegant and beautiful experiment.
- agbell 17y agoI second reading the Dawkins version. The surprise mutation to digest citrate by one specific lineage was one most interesting parts.
- rtp 17y agoDialog between creationists at Conservapedia and professor Lenski: http://conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:Lenski_dialog http://conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:Lenski_dialog
- elblanco 17y agoClassic.