Evolution and evolutionary theory for physicians.
I. Fact. Theory. Method.
Authors:
F. Koukolík
Authors‘ workplace:
Primář: MUDr. František Koukolík DrSc.
; Národní referenční laboratoř prionových chorob
; Fakultní Thomayerova nemocnice s poliklinikou, Praha
; Oddělení patologie a molekulární medicíny
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Prakt. Lék. 2010; 90(1): 3-5
Category:
Editorial
Overview
The year 2009 was Darwin’s anniversary year:
Charles Darwin was born 1809 and his most famous book „On the origin of species by means of natural selection“ appeared 1859. The collection of upcoming papers, this one is the first, will attempt to describe what biological evolution and evolutionary theory means, outline its history and pin point what physicians should probably know about evolution and evolutionary theory. If we accept the proposition: “evolution is the fact and evolutionary theory is its explanation”, we must define the terms scientific fact and scientific theory in order to prevent misunderstandings. Darwin’s working method is outlined.
Key words:
Darwin, biological evolution, evolutionary theory, scientific fact, scientific theory, Darwin’s method
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