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Evolution in action.
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Evolution in action.
September 11, 2016 at 8:32 pm
You want "proof" of evolution.
Well here ya go.


http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2016/...ent-845647

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RE: Evolution in action.
September 11, 2016 at 8:36 pm
Good experimental design!
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RE: Evolution in action.
September 11, 2016 at 8:41 pm
(September 11, 2016 at 8:36 pm)Mermaid Wrote: Good experimental design!

Ikr.

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RE: Evolution in action.
September 13, 2016 at 1:22 pm
Very nice, bet it won't convince the creationists though.
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RE: Evolution in action.
September 13, 2016 at 2:17 pm (This post was last modified: September 13, 2016 at 2:30 pm by RoadRunner79.)
(September 13, 2016 at 1:22 pm)zebo-the-fat Wrote: Very nice, bet it won't convince the creationists though.

Convinced of what exactly?    All the video shows, is that some bacteria survived and multiplied (it doesn't tell us anything about why or how).  

Also, I don't think that this is all that controversial.  Bacteria have been resistant to antibiotics for millions of years.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22509370

As well as bacteria being well suited to such things.  For instance morphological plasticity particularly when under stress.

Again, I don't think what was shown here, is very controversial.
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RE: Evolution in action.
September 13, 2016 at 2:51 pm
Ever heard about the microbes that live exclusively on nylon?
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RE: Evolution in action.
September 13, 2016 at 3:28 pm
U stupd atheists(devil wrshprs) think creationists dunt kno abt micro-evlution? Dahahahaha!
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RE: Evolution in action.
September 13, 2016 at 3:57 pm
(September 13, 2016 at 2:17 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote:
(September 13, 2016 at 1:22 pm)zebo-the-fat Wrote: Very nice, bet it won't convince the creationists though.

Convinced of what exactly?    All the video shows, is that some bacteria survived and multiplied (it doesn't tell us anything about why or how).  

Also, I don't think that this is all that controversial.  Bacteria have been resistant to antibiotics for millions of years.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22509370

As well as bacteria being well suited to such things.  For instance morphological plasticity particularly when under stress.

Again, I don't think what was shown here, is very controversial.

Not all bacteria has been resistant only small groups of spieces are, a petri dish somewhere in Russia per se.
And it shows that the bacteria evolved to become resistant to the antibodies. 

AAlso If bacteria was resistant,  you probably wouldn't live too long. 

Use controversy in the right context next time

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RE: Evolution in action.
September 13, 2016 at 4:10 pm (This post was last modified: September 13, 2016 at 4:11 pm by A Handmaid.)
(September 11, 2016 at 8:32 pm)ScienceAf Wrote: You want "proof" of evolution.
Well here ya go.


http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2016/...ent-845647

PFFFFFFFFFT, it's just bacteria in a Petri dish. How would you explain it happening to multicellular life, huh?!??!!?!? Do you see everybody in Petri dishes all the time??? I think not!!!! That's because of Allah(SWT)!!!!! He blessed the earth for life to exist, that's why we can't survive in space without the blessing of ALLLLLUUUUUUH!!!!!!!!!!
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RE: Evolution in action.
September 13, 2016 at 4:29 pm
(September 13, 2016 at 2:17 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: Convinced of what exactly?    All the video shows, is that some bacteria survived and multiplied (it doesn't tell us anything about why or how).

Well, given that the bacteria didn't grow beyond the initial boundary, before rapidly spreading, does seem to suggest that they underwent some sort of change don't you think? Unless you think that there is another reason why the bacteria didn't grow on the antibiotic at first, but then suddenly were able to?

Quote:Also, I don't think that this is all that controversial.  Bacteria have been resistant to antibiotics for millions of years.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22509370

Again, the video shows they weren't resistant to this particular antibiotic. If they were, they would not have stopped or even slowed down when they reached the agar that was in contact with it. The antibiotic prevented the bacteria from growing past it, until one of the bacteria developed a mutation which gave it resistance.

Quote:Again, I don't think what was shown here, is very controversial.

I agree, it's not controversial, because evolution is already accepted as scientific. However plenty of people do not believe in evolution.
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