Embryotic evolution: an ancient question, a new answer.
Evolution is a complex problem by any standard. In an effort to fit the past events to the prevailing theory of evolution, the natural phenomenon has become so convoluted and polemic-ridden that it has floated clear out of the roam of science. This assay is an attempt to bring all phases of evolution of life in harmony with evidence derived from the fossil record. When a large number of organisms are found all over the earth within a relatively narrow time limit then life had many origins. A large number of different organisms appearing in their final form with all appendages functioning means that all development had occurred before the animals broke ground. That can only mean evolution occurred in a stem cell and that the animal was essentially finished when it appeared in the fossil record. The well-documented inability to discover intermediate forms again points to the stem cell as the evolutionary unit. Finally, the observation that fossils of animals, preserved for millions of years, have not changed supports all conclusions offered in this article. It is important at all times to recognize the superiority of evidence in scientific accounts of past events and that the narrative, connecting these markers be written in the language of natural sciences, which does not contain chains of fortunate events. The Genomic Potential Hypothesis of Evolution includes the concepts discussed in this article.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. schwabec@musc.edu
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D005075:Biological Evolution; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D005580:Fossils; D013045:Species Specificity