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Skin color: Handy tool for teaching evolution (A'ndrea Elyse Messer, Penn State )

Variations in skin color provide one of the best examples of evolution by natural selection acting on the human body and should be used to teach evolution in schools, according to a Penn State anthropologist.

"There is an inherent level of interest in skin color and for teachers, that is a great bonus -- kids want to know," said Nina Jablonski, professor and head, Department of Anthropology, Penn State. "The mechanism of evolution can be completely understood from skin color."

The reality is that the variations in skin color within our species effectively argue against Darwinism.

Posted by oj at June 6, 2011 5:02 PM
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