Darwinian theory
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“What is this, some modern Darwinian theory of natural selection?” asked an incredulous New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.
From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2020
Many Europeans regarded Darwinian theory as proof of progress: nature itself ensured that the human species would improve over time.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
But Archaea do not pose a challenge to Darwinian theory, our understanding of how species originate and evolve.
From Scientific American • Jun. 15, 2019
Darwinian theory gave birth to phylogeny, the study of the evolutionary history of lineages of organisms.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018
With the rise of Darwinian theory, explanations were recast in terms of natural selection and of evolutionary descent.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
