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| Title |
Darwin's goldmine is still open: variation and selection run the world
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, January 2012
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| DOI | 10.3389/fcimb.2012.00106 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Patrick Forterre |
| Abstract |
The scientific contribution of Darwin, still agonized in many religious circles, has now been recognized and celebrated by scientists from various disciplines. However, in recent years, several evolutionists have criticized Darwin as outdated, arguing that "Darwinism," assimilated to the "tree of life," cannot explain microbial evolution, or else was not operating in early life evolution. These critics either confuse "Darwinism" and old versions of "neo-Darwinism" or misunderstand the role of gene transfers in evolution. The core of Darwin explanation of evolution (variation/selection) remains necessary and sufficient to decipher the history of life. The enormous diversity of mechanisms underlying variations has been successfully interpreted by evolutionists in this framework and has considerably enriched the corpus of evolutionary biology without the necessity to kill the father. However, it remains for evolutionists to acknowledge interactions between cells and viruses (unknown for Darwin) as a major driving force in life evolution. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 3 | 33% |
| United States | 2 | 22% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 11% |
| Spain | 1 | 11% |
| Egypt | 1 | 11% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 11% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 6 | 67% |
| Members of the public | 3 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 64 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 5% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Norway | 1 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 2% |
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |
| Italy | 1 | 2% |
| Belgium | 1 | 2% |
| Argentina | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 54 | 84% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 18 | 28% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 9% |
| Professor | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 9% |
| Other | 12 | 19% |
| Unknown | 6 | 9% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 30 | 47% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 11 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 6% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 3 | 5% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Unknown | 8 | 13% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 16. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 November 2020.
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