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'<b>Richard Lenski</b> is the Hannah Professor of Microbial Ecology at Michigan State University. His research focuses on the [[Genetics|genetic]] mechanisms and [[Ecology|ecological]] processes that drive [[Evolution|evolutionary]] change, and has attracted worldwide recognition for the immediacy of its insights into this usually unseen "force". He is also interested in the development of digital organisms using the ''Avida'' program. This artificial-life software platform can be used to study the [[evolutionary biology]] of self-replicating and evolving [[computer]] programs. He loves the word "[[acolyte]]", and has several himself.<ref>https://www.msu.edu/~lenski/colleagues.html</ref> ==Professor Lenski and Conservapedia== {{cp}} In early June 2008, ''[[New Scientist]]'' reported that Lenski's long-term ''E. coli'' [[experiment]] had yielded unambiguous [[evidence]] for [[evolution]].<ref>[http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/dn14094-bacteria-make-major-evolutionary-shift-in-the-lab.htm NS:bacteria make major evolutionary shift in the lab]</ref> One [[Andrew Schlafly|brave soul]], however, refused to allow this [[heresy]] to go unchallenged and used his [[Conservapedia]] blog to launch a public attack on the validity of the evidence as it posed such a direct [[Lenski results challenge creationism | challenge to creationism]] . Much lulz ensued, culminating in a series of absurd email demands that Lenski release his "data" for proper scrutiny. The full hilarity of Andy's [[Bible|Biblical]] self-[[pwn]]age may be savored in our ''[[Lenski affair]]'' article. ==See also== *[[Lenski results challenge creationism]] ==External links== *[http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia_talk:Lenski_dialog Conservapedia's insane discussion over Andy's bothering of Professor Lenski] *[https://www.msu.edu/~lenski/ Professor Lenski's webpage at Michigan State] *[https://myxo.css.msu.edu/lenski/history/science_and_religion.pdf Professor Lenski's paper on Science and Religion] *[http://scienceblogs.com/loom/2008/06/02/a_new_step_in_evolution.php Another June 2008 article similar to the NS one] *[http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/936/ Interview with Professor Lenski] ==Footnotes== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lenski, Richard}} [[Category:Lenski affair]] [[Category:Biologists]]'