Darwin's Legacy | Lecture 8

November 10, 2008 lecture by Paul Ewald for the Stanford Continuing Studies course on Darwin's Legacy (DAR 200). Dr. Ewald speaks about how several pathogenic viruses have evolved over time to break down the cell's barriers to several types of cancer. He suggests that further research will aid in the discovery of additional viruses linked to the causation of cancer. The lecture is concluded with a panel discussion with Gary Schoolnik and Stanley Falkow.

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[OneWorldHistory]

Acmd7 copy/pastes his little spiel all over the place, and most assuredly would not have the patience, the open-mindedness nor the cognitive agility to sit through 20 hours of Darwinian discussion. Although the urge to respond is high within me also, it's best to merely relegate his 'copy/paste' to it's appropriate position... i.e. irrelevant.

[Katalyzt]

That was a clever hypothesis posited by Gary Schoolnik as to how human papillomavirus (HPV) may spread from the cervix to the breasts(mammary). That is if he was not joking. ★★★★★

Katalyzt

[Rexhungus]

@Frosttty I often think about how people who prove the bible is true refer to the book itself, like you quoted the bible is true because it says its true. Its like holding up Green Eggs and Ham and say there are green eggs and ham because this book says there is.

[OneWorldHistory]

@unassumption By the by, it's been fun reading yours (and others) commentary through this series. With 4000+ views in a bit less than 2 years, it is comforting to know that the majority of people watching this series in entirety are those that are finding it illuminating and/or an enjoyable exercise in observing scientists/teachers doing their thing. Most of the comments add to the topic at hand.

Thanks everyone, and especially Stanford, iTunes and YouTube (and evolution) for the opportunity.

[unassumption]

@Acmd7

its weird you choose to talk about god... on a video referring to controversial health / cancer science. It blinds you to really interesting stuff :I

[unassumption]

@Acmd7

When you were copy pasting this to every video in this series - did you take the time to watch the videos? I'm still split on weather your an athiest trying to make religion seem absurd - religion certainly fails tests 2 and 3, certainly.

The bible is extremilly vague on creation, an integral concept - the few details it gives (plants before the sun for instance) are as obviously false as deamons causing disease or the sun stopping in the sky.

Again, who's the other god you refer to?

[Frosttty]

@Acmd7 You're clearly an ignorant person...

"The bible says the bible is true; so it's true!"

"Everybody will have what they ask" Seriously? How many amputees have grown their limbs back?

I continue to be amazed by ignorant people with superstition.

[Acmd7]

4. In Bible, we find two (2) candidates to be called GOD, but atheists are arguing just

with ONE,not with other pretendent.

5. Mostly atheist, are against God's morality and justice

but never refer the same to other candidate: satan.

6. Bible maintans evolution after creation, earth have billions of years etc.

Atheism is a dead concept.