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Wikipost #2 - Evolution vs. Creationism  Evolution is the change in the inherited traits of a population of organisms through successive generations. After a population splits into smaller groups, these groups evolve independently and may eventually diversify into new species.  Creationism is the belief that life, the Earth, and the universe were created by a supernatural being.  For most of history, humans were instinctive creationists. They jumped to the conclusion that everything was designed by an intelligent creator, God. Then, along came Darwin and proved this to be wrong. The appearance of design is an illusion; biological order arises by slow, undirected trial-and-error coupled with natural selection, which is known as evolution.

This shows what people of different religions believe in, whether it be evolution or creationism.

 This is Charles Darwin. He contributed to the theory of evolution. He established that all species  of life have descended over time from common ancestors.

 This picture shows the days of creation, according to the bible. This shows what God created in the first days on Earth.  This is the famous picture that everyone thinks of when evolution is talked about. It shows the evolution of humans.

 media type="youtube" key="9V_2r2n4b5c" width="420" height="315" <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">This video explains both evolution and creationism is detail. It discusses the many aspects of each, and compares them.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Further Reading: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">[] - This website uses statistics to show the beliefs of different people. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">[] - This website compares the behavior of kids to the behavior of animals in the zoo. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">[] - This website also uses statistics to show what people with certain religious affiliations and races believe about evolution and creationism. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">[] - This website uses many examples of rock formation throughout history to disprove creationism.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Wikipost #1 - Genetic Mutation Resulting in People Needing Less Sleep **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">A genetic mutation on the gene DEC2, appears to allow people to truly need less sleep. Most people need about seven to eight hours of sleep each night. In normal sleepers, if you reduce their amount of sleep to only six hours, after a few days you will see some negative impacts. However, about 5% of the population can get by on just six hours of sleep. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">This gene is the first ever to be linked to <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">human sleep <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">behavior.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Ying-Hui Fu is a biologist and human geneticist. She has made important contributions to understanding the genetics of many neurological disorders. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">In 2009, her group published a research paper that explained the mechanisms of a short sleep phenotype in humans.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Every person has 23 chromosomes, and each chromosome is responsible for many different things. DEC2 can be found in chromosome 12. This photo shows the things that chromosome 12 is responsible for.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">This chart expresses DEC2 in human tissues. DEC2 expression is highest in the brain (green) and thyroid (aqua).

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">This is a basic helix-loop-helix. DEC2 belongs to the family of these protein structural motifs. The motif is characterized by two helices connected by a loop. In general, one helix is smaller.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">media type="youtube" key="P_Tl9fL6yI0" width="560" height="315" <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">This video briefly explains this genetic mutation causing people to need less sleep, as well as the effects of sleep deprivation.


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Further Reading: **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">@http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/genetic-mutation-sleep-less/

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">@http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/study-reveals-gene-mutation-makes-you-need-less-sleep

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">@http://www.news-medical.net/news/20090917/DEC2-gene-variation-allows-a-rare-number-of-people-to-require-less-sleep-than-others.aspx

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">@http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150706-the-woman-who-barely-sleeps

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">@http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=8322077&page=1

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">@http://www.bionews.org.uk/page_46812.asp


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