Sweeping the Epigenetic Revolution under the Carpet

http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnfarrell/2011/08/26/epigenetics-the-revolution-that-wasnt/

I came across this article in Forbes from a few years back and found it interesting in the light of my own research. It really does attempt to underplay, and sweep under the carpet, the serious implications of fields of study such as epigenetics, physics, bio-chemical processes, molecular biology and EVO-DEVO (evolutionary development macro-evolution) ideas.

The reason for doing this of course, is that they are trying to say that none of this new (and not so new) understanding of evolution and our natural world, is really impacting the essentials of natural selection and the updated Darwinian theory of evolution. They proclaim, it is still intact; no matter how much the popular press proclaim it to be a revolution with the potential to overthrow Darwin.

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