Evolution Primer #6: Why Does Evolution Matter Now?

Learn how tuberculosis is transmitted and why the evolution of multi-drug resistant strains of TB in Russia affects us all.

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• Evolution
• Bacteria
• Virus
• Antibiotics
• Drug
• Resistance
• Natural
• Selection

[johnledgerwood2007]

why dont you try an experiment

go to a Russian prison

get exposed to TB

try praying maybe you won't get TB or you might be cured

[dextrospinoza]

YOu are free to believe what you want to believe, but please don't try and spread your ignorant belief's on the web, Keep them to yourself, or why not just save it for conversation at your church where you can thrill all the other ignoramus's with your ideas.... then i am with "johnledgerwood2007", and suggest you take a holiday to russia, and try out his idea....good luck to you.

[TheDiscombobulatee]

@dextrospinoza - YOu are free to believe what you want to believe, but please don't try and spread your ignorant belief's on the web, Keep them to yourself, or why not just save it for conversation with those of the same belief when you can thrill all the others with your ideas....

Yours sincerely,

Ignoramus

[TV8472]

Hehe, I pressed Like when I was supposed to press Play :p

[PrimericanIdol]

4 creationists were infected w/ AB-resistant tuberculosis.

[NeonIsPyro]

Thank you or posting this here. My teacher linked our class to this video on a horribly broken site and assigned questions. You have helped me greatly. Thanks again

[puncheex]

@gwposey: I agree that each piece - Evolution, Abiogenesis, Big Bang, all must stand on their own legs; no scientist would disagree about that. Worse than that, in the end they all have to sing together; that is, none of them can negate another. If they are true, they are all true simultaneously. That happenstance is in itself another sort of evidence.

[gwposey]

@puncheex - No, I haven't. And that's something that I'm willing to pursue to have a more comprehensive view of what has being stated. And thank you for the well-reasoned suggestion, rather than the nonsensical, insulting responses that I've witnessed in general.

That being said, to say that genetics and heredity are valuable areas of study (a statement with which I agree) - is one thing. To EQUATE that to Evolution/Speciation is quite another. Geometry ain't Calculus - though both Math.

[puncheex]

@puncheex: Forgot to mention that the second big part of evolution, namely natural selection, was covered in preceding parts of this series.

[puncheex]

@gwposey: Hmmmm, have you bothered to view the entire series? Perhaps that would be a good move. Better yet would be to view the series of hour long shows which these are summaries of.

[puncheex]

@gwposey:Yes, it does matter. People are beating the bush for yeasts and fungi who can combat bacteria; from them we extract antibiotics. A study of the family tree of those fungi who we know create antibiotics gives us a good clue about what other might. Do you want ti understand why Cheetah's are such a difficult species to maintain in zoos? Study of their hereditary history is the key. Do you want to understand how cancer begins and develops? Genetics and heredity own most of the clues

[777jonah888]

@dextrospinoza

If people are 'free to believe what they want', why do you berate them for expressing their views? Try taking your own advice and dont post ignorant, insensitive and ridiculous comments...