Posted: Jul 29, 2010 8:58 am
DB wants to make an apology and retraction. After going from being an avid fan of the late Professor Gould, I realize that I have been a little too overcritical of him. Hence this has made me a little too critical of PE than is warranted by the facts. Reading some evo-devo books, especially by Carroll and others, has made me realize how minor changes to Hox gene clusters can lead to really huge-looking morphological change. Which just goes to show, pre-conceived ideas, or dogma, have no place in science-ever!