Common Ancestry and Human Uniqueness

Washington University biologist S. Joshua Swamidass has posted an interesting essay about human uniqueness that is worth reading. Swamidass makes the point that just because one accepts common ancestry for humans and apes doesn't mean one has to embrace the claims of those who debunk human uniqueness. I agree with him.

A good example of someone who adopted this approach is Alfred Russel Wallace, who co-developed the theory of evolution by natural selection with Charles Darwin, and whom Swam...