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John C. Sanford, retired Cornell geneticist, published "Genetic Entropy & The Mystery of the Genome" in 2005 that claimed that all populations were winding to extinction due to genetic deterioration, and used this idea to argue for Young Earth Creationism. In this video, I provide a full review of Sanford's book, noting the many falsehoods, confusions, and failings in basic population genetics.
Videos:
youtu.be/UENteAE5lsQ
youtu.be/p-xU7Je975g
youtu.be/tzI3DVI3zok
youtu.be/jDo3FRMFCW0
Other great review:
youtube.com/watch?v=8CZtjio4FAc&t=756s
References:
doi.org/10.1016/j.tig.2009.01.002
nature.com/articles/s41467-021-20911-3
pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.41.3.144
nature.com/articles/nrg2526
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022519385701671
academic.oup.com/genetics/article/165/2/589/6050250
science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1106677
science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aah5238
science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1198878
cambridge.org/core/journals/genetics-research/article/hitchhiking-effect-of-a-favourable-gene/918291A3B62BD50E1AE5C1F22165EF1B
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/bf02984069
pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.94.16.8380
pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.76.1.396
academic.oup.com/evolut/article/54/4/1092/6757075
academic.oup.com/genetics/article/159/2/893/6052468
#evolution #creationism
John C. Sanford, retired Cornell geneticist, published "Genetic Entropy & The Mystery of the Genome" in 2005 that claimed that all populations were winding to extinction due to genetic deterioration, and used this idea to argue for Young Earth Creationism. In this video, I provide a full review of Sanford's book, noting the many falsehoods, confusions, and failings in basic population genetics.
Videos:
youtu.be/UENteAE5lsQ
youtu.be/p-xU7Je975g
youtu.be/tzI3DVI3zok
youtu.be/jDo3FRMFCW0
Other great review:
youtube.com/watch?v=8CZtjio4FAc&t=756s
References:
doi.org/10.1016/j.tig.2009.01.002
nature.com/articles/s41467-021-20911-3
pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.41.3.144
nature.com/articles/nrg2526
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022519385701671
academic.oup.com/genetics/article/165/2/589/6050250
science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1106677
science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aah5238
science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1198878
cambridge.org/core/journals/genetics-research/article/hitchhiking-effect-of-a-favourable-gene/918291A3B62BD50E1AE5C1F22165EF1B
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/bf02984069
pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.94.16.8380
pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.76.1.396
academic.oup.com/evolut/article/54/4/1092/6757075
academic.oup.com/genetics/article/159/2/893/6052468
#evolution #creationism
