" We are skeptical of claims for the ability of random mutation and natural selection to account for the complexity of life. Careful examination of the evidence for Darwinian theory should be encouraged." - Dissent from Darwin

Natural selection [is used] carelessly as a mantra, as in the evidence-free “just-so stories” concocted out of thin air by mentally lazy adaptationists. (Stephen Jay Gould)

In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God's existence. (Isaac newton)

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

How VENUS got her teeth


Until now it has not been clear which plant the Venus flytrap and waterwheel evolved from. Waller and his colleague Thomas Gibson now think they have the answer, which they have published in the journal New Phytologist. According to them it detected prey and tried to respond. Then the plant would have had to find a way to become selective, so it only tried to trap live prey and not any detritus that landed upon it. Finally, it must have evolved its tentacles into sensory hairs and teeth that detect and wrap around prey, respectively, while also losing its sticky glands and growing new digestive glands capable of digesting the victim's corpse.”

StoryTeller: Don Waller, a botanist at the University of Wisconsin, in Madison, US.
Source: Venus Flytrap origins uncovered
Story Research: The Lovable Venus Flytrap: A Design Analysis





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