RESOURCES FOR Teaching Evolution

From: The American Biology Teacher | Date: February 1, 2004| Author: Wuerth, Mary | Copyright information

Evolution is a basic theme of biology. Understanding natural selection helps scientists develop strategies to deal with phenomena such as antibiotic resistant bacteria and HIV's resistance to new drugs. Teaching evolution helps students understand the scientific process and, perhaps more importantly, illustrates the differences between science and nonscience. Evolution provides an important framework for understanding population changes over long periods oi time and explains the diversity see...

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