Articles

These articles were produced by NESCent.  PDF versions are available online.  Links to references are listed below the article.

Evolutionary Medicine: A Powerful Tool for Improving Human Health

Hood, E and Jenkins, K. 2008. Evolution: Education and Outreach Vol1(2) doi:10.1007/s12052-008-0036-9

This piece was made available as a pre-print on the 2007 NABT CD.  An updated version is on the CD on the web, and the article is also available on the Evolution: Education and Outreach website.

Macroevolution: Evolution Above the Species Level

This essay, written for teachers, provides a general overview of macroevolution focusing on the areas addressed by the speakers during the Macroevolution Symposium.

References

NESCent Examples of Evolution.  2006a. Disease.

NESCent Evolution in the News Archives. 2006b. Speedy Evolution in Galapagos Finches.  eog.nescent.org.

NESCent Evolutionary Science at NESCent. 2006c. Historical Perspectives on the Distribution of Biodiversity in Madagascar .

NESCent Evolution in the News Archives. 2006d. Sequencing Ancient DNA.