Population heritability estimates Contributed by Michael Joyner In the 1800s biometrics, the measurement and classification of human phenotype, emerged as

Links to video lectures and the Sourcebook View the 2012 lecture in Suzhou on which the article was originally

Randomness and Functional change Defining what is meant by ‘random’ is itself a major field of enquiry in mathematics, computation

Are genes followers rather than leaders in evolution? This is the central question raised in an article in the New Scientist (12th October 2013). The

Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de la Marck Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de la Marck This

Immortal genes? The DNA passed on from one generation to the next is a copy (though not always perfect). The

Does evolution evolve? It must have done so. The neo-darwinist process is a late comer since it is unlikely to

Does the article criticise neo-Darwinism (the modern synthesis)? Yes. The 2013 article criticises neo-Darwinism (the modern synthesis) as being too

Barker Hypothesis, maternal fetal programming and human health Contributed by Michael Joyner Epidemiologic and anthropological studies in humans have shown

What is a template? In the item The Language of Neo-darwinism I refer to DNA sequences as templates rather than as code.