Evolutionary change is a physical fact. Charles Darwin’s explanation of evolution by natural selection in 1859 has been confirmed, refined, and expanded by scientists using the fossil record, anatomical studies, biogeography, direct observations of speciation, and modern genetics. His explanation is the basis of our present scientific understanding of the way life systems have developed. We recognize the significance of Darwin’s work and honor his scientific contributions. We are glad to honor Charles Darwin in 2009, the 200th anniversary of his birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his book, On the Origin of Species.
The scientific method is a repetitive process of research, hypothesis, experimentation, analysis, and theory. Science education must be based on the logic of the scientific method. We strongly assert that the study of evolution must be an integral part of science education.
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| Robert Rakel, MD | Dirk Van Tuerenhout, PhD |
| John Lienhard, PhD | Dan Graur, PhD |
| Donald R. Frohlich, PhD | Diana McSherry, PhD |
| Marian Hillar, MD, PhD | Rebecca Storey, PhD |
| Samuel Kaplan, PhD | L. Maximilian Buja, MD |
| Rosemarie Rosell, PhD | Joel S. Dunnington, MD |
| Richard C. Willson, PhD | Blaine J. Cole, PhD |
| Preethi Gunaratne, PhD | Lory Z. Sántiago-Vazquez, PhD |
| William R. Widger, PhD | Jim Briggs, PhD |
| Michael A. Rea, PhD | Rebecca Zufall, PhD |
| Amy K. Sater, PhD | Stuart E. Dryer, PhD |
| Maia Larios-Sanz, PhD | Richard Knapp, PhD |
| Giddy Landan, PhD | Laura Gutiérrez, PhD |
| Robert R. White, PhD | Ricardo B.R. Azevedo, PhD |
| Cecilia Ljungberg, PhD | Jean A. Fefer, PhD |
| Morton Fefer, PhD | Nikki Sunnen, PhD candidate |
| Cynthia L. Howard, PhD | Isaish G. Schauer, PhD |
| Montgomery Pettitt, PhD | Samuel S. Lusk, DDS, MS |
| Joan Strassman, PhD | David Queller, PhD |
| David Hewett-Emmett PhD | Akif Uzman, PhD |
| Marion Nipper, PhD | Michael J. Siciliano, PhD, DSc (hon) |
| Alexandra D. Simmons Nout, PhD | Diana Noronha Nunes, PhD |
| Bethany L. Ruggiero, PhD | Diego Gutnisky, Msc., PhD candidate |
| Alecia Willis, PhD | Marjorie A Withers |
| Amy Breman, PhD | Luis M. Franco, MD |
| Jennifer Lee, PhD | Kenneth Johnson, PhD |
| Glen Merrill, PhD | Maria G. Benavides, PhD |
| Brad Hoge, PhD | Ana I. Medrano, PhD |
| Deborah Halsted, MLS, MA | M.J. Figard, MLIS |
| Alethea Drexler | Martha Grady |
| Jamie Glover | Steve Garfinkel |
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| Rev. Mark Edmiston-Lange | Karen Vargas |
| Patricia Bozeman, MLS | Jennifer K.L. Colby |
| Jennifer Schwartz | Stephen Crawford |
| William Mattox, PhD | Shannon Basher |
| Jayasimha N. Murthy, MD | Denise Wardall BVM&S |
| Ana Maria Rodriguez, PhD | Margaret Steup |
| Shelly Casey | D. Staudt |
| Eva S Stubits, PhD | Tena Gardiner, LCSW |
| Christie Peters | Cindy Gresham |
| Ann Bragdon, PhD | Huaiyu Tan, MD-PhD |
| Ommar Ortuvia, MSPT | Sylvia Medellín |
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"It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change."
