Zachriel
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Joined: Sep. 2006
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| Quote | | DonaldM: Today, I had the privilege to have lunch with a research scientist who works in the area of bio-pharmaceuticals for a pharmaceutical company. |
DonaldM wants to make an appeal to authority, but the authority is unnamed.
| Quote | | DonaldM: To clarify, I said, “so the heuristic value of evolutionary theory to your biological research is….” and he answered “Nil!”. |
The Theory of Evolution is essential in developing drug cocktails for HIV/AIDS, malaria and bacterial infections, as well as vaccines for influenza and devising effective strategies against pandemics. Many diseases are hereditary, and understanding their evolutionary history is often important to diagnosis and treatment. Indeed, pathogens often evolve to jump to humans from other animals. Furthermore, drugs (and procedures) are often tested on organisms that are closely related to humans by common descent, including (from near to far) apes, monkeys, mice, even sea urchins.
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