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I made way too many mistakes in the OP. I guess I need to do some more studying. Sorry everybody.

*double checks biochemistry text* Oops, you're right. Well, the reason is still due to oxygen pulling the iron atom and changing the conformation of the protein. Fetal hemoglobin is different because it has less positive charges so there are less intramolecular interactions. Well, each domain...

It's the gene on the chromosome that is duplicated, but more or less. It did take some time for it to go from a protein composed of one unit to two units to three to four. We still do have the protein myoglobin in our cells (especially in muscle cells). Actually, I see I made an error in the...

Just thought I'd give another piece of evidence for evolution. This one involves the globin proteins (present in blood for the transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide). Myoglobin works as a method of transport, but it is incredibly inefficient. Hemoglobin works a lot better. The below graph...

Please do so, even if I only knew him online, he was still a great man. You may have just convinced me to keep trying here.

I wouldn't exactly say excellent. I so wish this was a troll. :(

I really hope that this is a hoax (but I doubt it). CL or Kevin was one of the people here I have a lot of respect for and this is terribly sad news.

They can take a hike.

Just stay out of the classified areas, they get real upset if you don't.

No, Gould was pretty adamant that all living things evolved. Maybe you should try reading some of his work. Again, I present this as an example. I know you said you had problems opening it before, so you could always read the article in New Scientist instead of the peer-review article.

It pretty much is random. If you mean that whether or not the mutation is passed on for accepted, sure. Life itself isn't chemistry, but living things are made out of chemicals and life is only possible because of chemical processes. There's this neat little field that focuses on the...

I lost count. I like just talking. It helps me focus my thoughts. There have been many times where I talk to the wall in front of me while typing a response here.

I've had more productive conversations talking to a wall.

PLANTS ARE BRED! Are you really this thick? Where do you think seeds come from? Some individual plants have greater yields than others. Those with higher yields are saved to BREED with other high yielding plants. The BRED offspring have genes for higher yields. The cycle is repeated again...

Where do you think the seeds come from? Where do you think the livestock comes from? Yes, raising animals is also agriculture. My genetics professor worked with farmers for the best way to breed animals. You know, for food. This is what happens when you are proud to be ignorant, you say...

That could be, I recently finished The Panda's Thumb and I know he mentioned it in there. I just don't remember which essay. I must say, it was quite interesting to read about evolutionary biology from a perspective held 30 years ago. I imagine that a more recent book of that style would...

So, if you are against agriculture, I assume you forage and hunt for all your meals. If not you are giving consent to the "breed to eat" philosophers (also known as farmers).

I never said they were AV. I'm more surprised that you now have something against agriculture (you know, the breed to eat philosophy).

You know what else is bred to eat? And I know you'll recognize this.