Shropshire is probably one of the most rural counties in England and is not known for producing someone who without a doubt has been one of the greatest influences upon human thought in the last 150 years.
So it is justifiable that celebrations about the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth have been held around the world, including at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which by a nice coincidence opened today in Chicago and has as one its themes "Our Planet and Its Life: Origins and Futures" which celebrates the anniversary.
Evolution, and its mechanism, first propounded by Darwin and Wallace, has been constantly upgraded and enhanced especially in the last 30 years when the molecular basis of heredity has been discovered and enhanced. The facts of evolution at all levels are now confirmed at all levels - from fossil records and more recently by the use of molecular taxonomy - the study and comparisons of DNA and proteins between species which allows phylogenetic trees to be created.
Evolution is one of the most profound thoughts to have been found by man and I am proud that Darwin came from the same county as me.
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