On the problems of a closed marriage: celebrating Darwin 200.

Darwin would have loved DNA: celebrating Darwin 200.

Analysis of DNA sequences now plays a key role in evolutionary biology research. If Darwin were to come back today, I think he would be absolutely delighted with molecular evolutionary genetics, for three reasons. First, it solved one of the greatest problems for his theory of evolution by natural selection. Second, it gives us a tool that can be used to investigate many of the questions he fou...

Darwin's 'one special difficulty': celebrating Darwin 200.

Darwin identified eusocial evolution, especially of complex insect societies, as a particular challenge to his theory of natural selection. A century later, Hamilton provided a framework for selection on inclusive fitness. Hamilton's rule is robust and fertile, having generated multiple subdisciplines over the past 45 years. His suggestion that eusociality can be explained via kin selection, ho...

Celebrating 50 Years of Occupational Therapy in Iran

Celebrating milestones is important. It provides a means of reflection and opportunity to give thanks to those that have come before us and as such fifty years of occupational therapy in Iran is a very worthy milestone to acknowledge. As we pause to celebrate this achievement, we take a moment to reflect on the journey to date, recognizing the accomplishments of many.  

Darwin's continental drift

Lisbon is grandly celebrating the Darwin anniversaries, but to the east in Turkey things are different.

Celebrating Darwin's Legacy: Evolution in the Galapagos Islands and the Great Plains