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Originally posted by Tranquility Base:
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Of course PhDed biologists know a lot about evolution - the fossil record, natural selection etc. But they are unaware of the near zero extent to which macroevoltuion is studied.
I would define the origin of the immune system or multicellularity as examples of novel systems. But it works for almost any cellular system - as I have referenced elsewhere, mnay cellular systems are characterised by the presence of new gene families which bare no resemblances to any other gene in the genome.
Evolution of immune system:
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/behe/icsic.html(Includes relevant citations...)
Evolution of multicellularity:
http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/postmonth/jul00.html(this post is very interesting as a counterexample for you. But I'm not really sure why you chose multicellularity as an example n the first place...the change from colonial to "truly" multicellular organisms is pretty darn subtle, and I don't see how multicellularity hinges upon any particularly "difficult" evolutionary change.)
I haven't talked about these in great detail. your argument is that such research doesn't exist, so I don't feel I need to do more than point out some existing examples.
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