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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".
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| − | 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.
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| − | He loves the word "[[acolyte]]", and has several himself.<ref>https://www.msu.edu/~lenski/colleagues.html</ref>
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| − | ==Professor Lenski and Conservapedia==
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| − | 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.
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| − | The full hilarity of Andy's [[Bible|Biblical]] self-[[pwn]]age may be savored in our ''[[Lenski affair]]'' article.
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | *[[Lenski results challenge creationism]]
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| − | ==External links==
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| − | *[http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia_talk:Lenski_dialog Conservapedia's insane discussion over Andy's bothering of Professor Lenski]
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| − | *[https://www.msu.edu/~lenski/ Professor Lenski's webpage at Michigan State]
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| − | *[https://myxo.css.msu.edu/lenski/history/science_and_religion.pdf Professor Lenski's paper on Science and Religion]
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| − | *[http://scienceblogs.com/loom/2008/06/02/a_new_step_in_evolution.php Another June 2008 article similar to the NS one]
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| − | *[http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/936/ Interview with Professor Lenski]
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| − | ==Footnotes==
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| − | [[Category:Lenski affair]]
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