Jean Baptiste Lamarck The French Naturalist Jean Baptiste Lamarck pronounced the first comprehensive theory of evolution in the beginnings of the 19th century. His theory, the theory of acquired characteristics, had three parts and is as follows: 1) Theory of need- the production of a new organ o...

On the Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin, is a scientific abstract about revolutionary ideas on evolution and the diversity of species from the evolutionary process. This book was originally a personal journal while Darwin was touring onboard the ship H.M.S. Beagle as the naturalist. The ship s...

Interest is growing in the application of evolutionary and genetic behavioral ecological theory to problems of human lifetimes age specific fertility and mortality, population growth, and emerging population-environment interactions. An understanding of human evolution, particularly the effects of e...

Genetic Catastrophe "While the 20th century was shaped largely by spectacular breakthroughs in the field of physics and chemistry, the 21st century will belong to the biological sciences. Scientists around the world are quickly deciphering the genetic code of life, unlocking the mystery of b...

Ethical Concerns of Classical Breeding and Genetic Engineering " You can stop the splitting of an atom; you can stop visiting the moon; you can stop using aerosols; you may even decide not to kill an entire population by the use of a few bombs, but you cannot recall a new form of life.&q...

Microevolution is a small evolution or change to a specie over a period of generations, which give so many varieties of animals on earth. In early human history, people would try to explain observable events by noting that they were a natural happenings. Aristotle was one of the first naturalist....

In The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin poetically entailed, "There is grandeur in this view of life . . .." Personifying Nature as the ultimate breeder, Darwin infers and hypothesizes what is arguably the most fundamental and profound scientific manifesto that governs what we now know abou...