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Writing tagged: ‘inelegant design’

The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being

Book review: ‘The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being’ by Alice Roberts

Evolution and the making of us.

Published 09-Jul-2018
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Evolution, Science Tags: alice roberts, anatomy, books, inelegant design, reviews

Warning: this site is riddled with junk DNA

The newly relocated Friends of Charles Darwin website is riddled with junk DNA.

Published 10-Mar-2009
Filed under: Blog Tags: inelegant design, intelligent design, junk dna, website

Thanks for the anomalies

Vestigial features in letterboxes and organisms.

Published 26-Aug-2007
Filed under: Blog Tags: inelegant design, ireland, vestigial organs

Woodpeckers' toes and woodpeckers' kludges

I've been reading up about woodpeckers.

Published 28-Aug-2006
Filed under: Blog Tags: birds, inelegant design

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