Charles Darwin – Scientist behind the Theory of Evolution

12 February happens to be the birthday of Charles Darwin, considered the father of the theory of Evolution. Darwin was born on that day in 1809 in Great Britain. He described how evolution takes place.

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The theory of evolution was a bold principle. It requires great courage to put forward this new explanation of how the world has evolved. Darwin had the guts to explain this theory to the world.

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Young Charles got a chance to travel in that ship as an honorary ‘ naturalist' The voyage lasted for five years from December 1831 to October 1836. During this period Darwin collected a lot of information.

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Darwin observed that many things have evolved in the animals on the Galápagos Islands. He studied the Finch bird & turtles. At that time he realized that nature selects some things & those who are fit go ahead due to permutations in their DNA. Due to this change, the creatures get another chance to multiply.

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Darwin’s theory of evolution & survival of the fittest got further impetus after Mendel’s theory of inheritance.

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A new branch of medicine called ‘ evolutionary medicine' has emerged & researchers like Dr. Milind Watve of Pune are adding new ideas to this old theory of Darwin.

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His theory is like Mount Everest in the field of science. Even today some states in US prohibit the teaching of Darwin’s theory.

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