(3/3) The light of evolution: What would be lost

[hughc023]

Nicely done!! . . .

[thargor2k]

Thank you very much for this awesome series. I have a question to the screening method you present @5:00: The method will most likely not find a substance where the effect would be based on the interdependency of some of the parts.

Do such interdependencies not occur on this level, or is the method mostly ignoring this possibility because it is simply the best available method?

[Shavarnarak]

I think monogamy is CULTURAL not biological in humans.

Not everything in humans in biological the more nonsensical it is, the more likely it's a product of culture far more then genetics.

[MadHatterTruth]

don't listen to people online because they will say oh god this and that but they don't know shit and most of them are trolls and shills.

[TheReasonWhyGuy]

I think you messed up on the quote at the end of this video...

"we will not be able to close this gap if we substitute ideology for fact"

We should substitute ideology for fact... wtf, why not... facts and evidence are better than religion and ideology... so I think you might have messed up the quote...

Good video though :)

[Skydancer365]

I like what you said about this being between Science and Anti-Science, not evolution and religion.

My father has a PHD in Nuclear Physics but is a devout Catholic and believes in divinely guided evolution. I find it very sad that evolution has been painted by anti-scientists as an atheist "belief".

I personally don't see any evidence for divine guidance but I respect his belief. I DO NOT respect the beliefs of anti-scientists.

[1968ddd]

well put!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[theDracoIX]

I would give this series 0 stars if it were possible.

[Larwick]

@theDracoIX Why? He's honestly trying to educate people but you're so detemined and set against that - it's disturbing.

[anglicantian]

You would 0-star this series because you're religiously biased? That sadly says much more about you than it does about evolutionary biology and beyond. Sad.

[g12er]

Good video.

[bahremon2170]

wasn't "criminally undersubscribed" the words thunderfoot used to describe this mans channel? He couldn't of possibly been anymore right.

[Sunhawk7ajj]

Took me a while to watch all three, cause this needed time to digest. Can I congratulate you for havig a continuing real discussion and not devolving into personal attacks that some of my fav sites seem to be reveling in right now.

Also I am from a non-mfundamentalist muslim country (Im not a muslim) and never wish to see any non science book in my science class. Thanks mate, great job!

One question what is a Genetic Algorithym? Sounds interesting

[N3CR1S]

@Sunhawk7ajj

Genetic algoritms is a sort of algorithm used in programing.

Several "individuals" are made by the program with randomized "genes". The genes corrospond to possible solutions to your problem, but they start out as randomized values.

The first generation probobly non of them will hold the correct solution, but some individuals will be better than others. those that are better are alowed to have "offspring" i.e mixing their values. This continues until the solution is obtained.

[N3CR1S]

@Sunhawk7ajj

A great way of using genetic algorithms is to set up a artificial neural net and let the cells values, such as threshold and emition, be optimized for several generations by a genetic algorithm

[Sunhawk7ajj]

thanks mate! lol... I never think I know much about IT, but the scary thing is I actually understand ur explaination. Guess we pick up a lot more then we believe. Appeciate it.

[Glaubensfrei]

5* and fav

thx man

[StubbornProgrammer]

Outstanding.

I especially enjoyed the exposition on "industrialized evolution." I had only heard of a few examples before (a certain toothbrush and a resonance-resistant satellite antenna), so it was quite fascinating to learn how far and fast this field has grown!

[mbnp1701]

your videos are always a pure pleasure to watch! thank you so much for this series!

[yarandil]

5* across the board. Good series.

[utbeaker]

PLoS is the shit. i'm honored to be watching a video made by a person who has graced it.

[FreindlyRanger]

Excellent series, thanks. 5 *'s

[Gidwan]

Great vids!

The tragedy is, the creationists will dismiss, out of hand, the scientists you propose as "not really christian"...they have a totalitarian ideology that has automatic failsafes against any contrary evidence.

Still, keep fighting the good fight, in the end, the best ideas should win, and the radical and willfully ignorant should be left by the wayside as humanity develops its understanding - consider how far we've come from the time of the Inquisition, and take heart!

5* to 3 vids

[superfisto]

5/5s all around :D

[hungsolow123]

Best of luck to your dad. My dad was diagnosed and treated about 6-7 years ago, and he's cancer free. Early detection is key!

[ngarbo00]

fantastic series, as usual. thanks C0!

[ozowen]

Great vid. Thanks!

[RHYMEMAIDEN1]

Such a terrific series! Thank you!

[Dark1777]

Ugh. I study biology and I just watched Craig's "The Viability of Intelligent Design" video. It is very intellectually offensive for those who study science.

[LBiolSci]

@Dark1777, totally agree with that.

[Voidic]

Thank you.

[MilitantAtheistAhole]

Nice set of vids man. awesome shit.

[O2BSoLucky]

Thanks C0nc0rdance, lovely set of vids. Happy New Year!

[solitarycanislupus]

I can already here the Christians saying "but they're not TRUE Christians!"

[O2BSoLucky]

That's the rub. The vast majority of uneducated christians are unaware of, or want to ignore the,... he he he, this is the humourous part... the evolution of their own religions!

Originally christians were called atheists because they didn't believe in multiple gods. That amuses me.

Personally I think there is a big drive to not inform of the differences between all the christian sects so as to keep the power of perceived unity.

[KristoffDoe]

And most likely their definition of "TRUE Christians"(tm) is something along the lines of "me and my congregation (at least until they're exposed as homosexual, pedophile of fraud)"...

[ndjarnag]

Thanks for setting the bar so high for youtube science videos.

[mrmyxlptlk]

eggsalad!

[nhojmabon]

5 stars

[Arcaani]

I got the chills at 5:15. Science is fantastic.

[flammamancer]

great video but of course the creationists will not be convinced until they see a crockuduck.

I can see NephilimFree trying to debunk this now "No C0nc0rdance what you are talking about is Pseudo Science.

What you are leaving out is DNA correction that stops evolution in its tracks."

[Arcaani]

Sad thing is, you might very well turn out to be right.

[Farksisten]

One of your best video series so far!

[StandAloneForever]

Can i just say i respect you alot and that your work here (and im sure in your research too) is exceptional. I could never be a biolagist, but i honisty have a great respect for all of them.

[AbdultheImpailler]

CLAP CLAP CLAP

Thank you C0nc0rdance for this, excellent 3 part series, I couldn't have said it better myself, no really, I couldn't, not even close!

[Vic92084]

It's actually Theodosius Dobzhansky, not Theodore. ;)

Great videos all. These are particularly good work even by your usual high standards. Keep rockin' on!

[wcl82783]

Excellent series.

Five stars and added to favorites all three videos.

[NisseHult101]

Amazing quality videos as always! Thank you for taking the time to make them! Very interesting - I learnt a lot.

[superdau]

Wow, this looked like a lot of work. Thanks for investing so much time. Everytime a pleasure. Just make sure you're doing enough research. Those results are much more long-living than youtube videos! ;-)

[buzzausa]

This was (as usual) extremely well done and masterfully presented.

I enjoy your presentations immensely.

[ShalomYal]

Thanks Thanks Thanks

I'm a HS biology teacher - I need this

[Stromatolite577]

The last thing said in this video describes what has to be the biggest challenge for science and science educators in at least the last 30 years. When looking at websites and subscribing to nonscientific sources constitutes "research" and knowledge, the future of a society holds catastrophe.

[Saukko31]

Thank you for this videos series, informative and well worth watching.

[WarmWeatherGuy]

What is XMRV? I thought it was a virus that we got from our environment. Are you saying that ERVs become reactivated and produce the XMRV? If not, what is the relationship between the two?

ERVs insert several genes into our ancestor's genome. These genes get turned off and pass to offspring. I thought that we caught the XMRV from the environment and that it then reactivates some of the genes from the ERV.

Please help, I am confused.

[C0nc0rdance]

You are no more confused than the rest of us. There's still a great deal of discussion and research on how we came up with a xenotropic mouse retrovirus.

The most plausible explanation is the "cousins, twice removed" scenario. A mouse leukemia virus exists or existed that was able to infect humans sometime in the distant past. It also infected mice and became a mERV.

Whether XMRV will be found to be transmissible is a big question. We know it infects human cells in vitro.

[WarmWeatherGuy]

As I understand it a retrovirus inserts multiple genes into the host genome. These genes code for the proteins to make more copies of the virus. If the genes get turned off and, via gametes, passed to offspring you have an ERV.

I would think that an ancient ERV, which has been turned off for a million years, would have lots of mutations (no selection pressure to remove them).

How could an ancient ERV become re-activated and make good copies of the original virus? Is this what is going on?

[C0nc0rdance]

We don't know the answers to that question yet. It is much more likely that XMRV is a cousin to the Moloney Murine Luekemia virus (MMLV), and that the endogenous retrovirus represents a sort of Last Common Ancestor (LCA) virus between MMLV and XMRV that left its fossils (ERV) in the genome of mice.

These are good questions, and watch this space, but we don't know the answers yet. I suspect XMRV is a low-transmissible virus, but it DOES form virion particles found in tissues.

[DoctorE0]

Great show!!

Thanks!

[Misterb0z]

What a superb series!

Extremely enlightening. Let's hope it opens a few eyes.

[QuarkyGideon]

Evolution; the only game in town: the greatest show on earth.

[no1saphead]

Damn I thought all this information was in the first chapter of the bible.

[Mossasan]

This was a great serie. Wery infomant and intresting. Thanks ^^

[GWR3440]

Me too.

[ndjm00]

Another excellent series Concordance. Well done.

[DawnLaurene]

Very well done. First work of yours I've tripped over. Well spoken and informative, clear & concise. Five stars, new favorites, as well as subscriber.

[Neeboopsh]

amazing. keep it up :)

[fizzybgood]

What a fantastic series. Thank you!

[TheraminTrees]

Mm. I saw these videos were up, sat myself down with a lovely cup of tea, and thoroughly enjoyed this superb mini-series!

[C0nc0rdance]

Deeply appreciated, Theramin, I really enjoy your videos as well. Some are like an electric shock (in a good way).

[ScientiaVeritasEtLux]

haha, me toooo, except with coffee instead of tea. =)

[WillSKB88]

Me too! A cup of tea just makes everything just that little bit better!

[leungchaan]

Same here. A nice pot of delicious formosa toppest oolong. What a great way to end this day...

[baudiirocz]

Your science videos are among the best on youtube. I've learned so much from them. Thank you.

[TheAnMish]

Awesome videos!

It's so important that people understand that teaching science and evolution, doesn't necessarily mean that faith it out of the question.

People are entitled to their faith.

What they are not entitled to, is taking fact, science, critical thinking, and logic, away from the rest of us.

I certainly, am not willing to trade everything you mentioned in this series, for bible studies.

[sugmegpls]

quality