Richard Lenski
From RationalWiki
Richard Lenski is the Hannah Professor of Microbial Ecology at Michigan State University. His research focuses on the genetic mechanisms and ecological processes that drive evolutionary change, and has attracted worldwide recognition for the immediacy of its insights into this usually unseen "force".
He is also interested in the development of digital organisms using the Avida program. This artificial-life software platform can be used to study the evolutionary biology of self-replicating and evolving computer programs.
He loves the word "acolyte", and has several himself.[1]
[edit] Professor Lenski and Conservapedia
In early June 2008, New Scientist reported that Lenski's long-term E. coli experiment had yielded unambiguous evidence for evolution.[2] One brave soul, however, refused to allow this heresy to go unchallenged and used his Conservapedia blog to launch a public attack on the validity of the evidence as it posed such a direct challenge to creationism . Much lulz ensued, culminating in a series of absurd email demands that Lenski release his "data" for proper scrutiny.
The full hilarity of Andy's Biblical self-pwnage may be savored in our Lenski affair article.
[edit] External links
- Conservapedia's insane discussion over Andy's bothering of Professor Lenski
- Professor Lenski's webpage at Michigan State
- Professor Lenski's paper on Science and Religion
- Another June 2008 article similar to the NS one
- Interview with Professor Lenski
