20 Nov 2007

Evolution is deterministic, not random

A multi-national team of biologists has concluded that developmental evolution is deterministic and orderly, rather than random, based on a study of different species of roundworms. The findings are published in the latest issue of the journal Current Biology. The leading author is Karin Kiontke, a post-doctoral fellow in New York Universitys Department of Biology. The research team included NYU Biology Professor David Fitch as well as scientists from the University of Paris, the Israel Institute of Technology, and the Max-Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Gera number of........

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