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Article: Darwin turns 200; Charles Darwin was born into a world that today's scientist wouldn't recognize.(SPECIAL SECTION: DARWIN)(Biography)
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- Science News
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- January 31, 2009
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Two centuries ago, modern biology's founding father was born in England. He became the most celebrated scientist of his time, deciphering the records of life's history from creatures extinct and living and thereby explaining the genesis of life's diversity. Today his view of evolution by natural selection forms the core of the scientific study of life, and his mode of thought has earned its own addition to the lexicon of both scientific and popular discourse. Darwinian logic pervades the sciences of life, from the spread of viruses to interactions between and within human cultures, and has infiltrated other arenas as diverse as quantum ...