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Applying evolutionary theory to human behaviour: past differences and current debates

, 2014
The aim of this paper is to provide non-specialist readers with an introduction to some current controversies surrounding the application of evolutionary theory to human behaviour at the intersection of biology, psychology and anthropology. We review the
Gillian R. Brown, Peter J. Richerson, Brown, Gillian Ruth, Richerson, Peter   +3 more
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The evolution of ‘the cell theory’ [PDF]

Current Biology, 1996
This article is abridged with permission from [13xEvolution of cell theory. Wolpert, L. Phil Trans Roy Soc B. 1995; 349: 227–233Crossref | PubMedSee all References[13]. All photographs are courtesy of the Wellcome Institute Library, London.
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How many samples are needed to infer truly clonal mutations from heterogenous tumours?

BMC Cancer, 2019
Background Modern cancer treatment strategies aim to target tumour specific genetic (or epigenetic) alterations. Treatment response improves if these alterations are clonal, i.e. present in all cancer cells within tumours.
Luka Opasic, Da Zhou, Benjamin Werner, David Dingli, Arne Traulsen   +4 more
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Michał Jakub Wagner, „Interpretacje rozwoju biologii ewolucyjnej na przełomie XIX i XX wieku”, Liber Libri, Warszawa 2020, ss. 332 (rev.)

Studia Philosophiae Christianae, 2021
The author of this publication undertook the task of analyzing the interpretations of the “eclipse of Darwinism” proposed so far in order to determine to what extent they correspond to reality.
Adam Świeżyński
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Ecological causes of morphological evolution in the three-spined stickleback

, 2013
The central assumption of evolutionary theory is that natural selection drives the adaptation of populations to local environmental conditions, resulting in the evolution of adaptive phenotypes.
C. Smith (2247166), Robert J. Wootton, Wootton, R.J., R. Spence (7654601), Mirosław Przybylski, Smith, Carl, Spence, Rowena Grace Alison, Iain Barber (348101), Rowena Spence, Iain Barber, Przybylski, Mirosław, Carl Smith, R. J. Wootton (7654604), Barber, Iain, M. Przybylski (2489125)   +14 more
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Genesis of ectosymbiotic features based on commensalistic syntrophy

Scientific Reports
The symbiogenetic origin of eukaryotes with mitochondria is considered a major evolutionary transition. The initial interactions and conditions of symbiosis, along with the phylogenetic affinity of the host, are widely debated.
Nandakishor Krishnan, Villő Csiszár, Tamás F. Móri, József Garay   +3 more
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ON THE EVOLUTION OF HYPNOTIC THEORY [PDF]

Brain, 1896
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Health‐Related Quality of Life and Symptom Severity Among Patients With PIK3CA‐Related Overgrowth Spectrum: A Mixed‐Methods Study to Understand Real‐World Experience With Alpelisib Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background PIK3CA‐related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) includes several rare overgrowth disorders resulting from somatic gain‐of‐function mutations in PIK3CA. Despite treatment advances, including the recent approval of alpelisib for PROS in the United States, literature detailing the patient experience with PROS is limited.
Vamsi Bollu, Kaitlin LaGasse, Cory D. Saucier, Kimberly Raymond, Miranda Lauher‐Charest, Lauren Crowder, Beilei Cai, Mary Lisha Paul, Denise Adams   +8 more
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THE SEMANTIC STRUCTURE OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY AS AN ARGUMENT AGAINST INTELLIGENT DESIGN

Zygon, 2011
.  This paper examines the impact of two formalizations of evolutionary biology on the antiselectionist critiques of the Intelligent Design (ID) movement.
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Human Evolution: The Water Theory. [PDF]

, 1999
Elaine Morgan lectured on the water theory in conjunction with human evolution and women\u27s role in human ...
SFU Women\u27s Studies Department, SFU Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies   +1 more
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