Conversations with Michael Denton: Evo-Devo as a Two-Edged Sword for Darwinism

"Evo-devo" sounds like it should be an early 1980s punk rock band. In fact, as Discovery Institute biologist Michael Denton explains, the field of evolutionary development biology, like the iconic Darwinian Tree of Life itself, cuts sword-like through neo-Darwinism.

The sword has two edges. Yes, the revelations of evo-devo are suggestive of evolution in the sense of common descent. However, the "highly conserved gene circuits and integrated developmental modules" that guide development are...