Douglas,
Darwinian theory is not poor science. It is actually very good observation and a theory formulated long before we had an understanding of DNA. However, with an understanding of DNA and viruses I think we now know today that Darwinian theory is not the complete story of evolution. We are now finding that the extensive amounts of DNA that everything carries can in certain circumstances be accessed or used - sometimes a virus can turn things on and sometimes DNA can jump from one thing to another. There is a deeper connection between all living things than Darwin realized and some of that useless DNA can be harnessed.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150619-there-is-alien-dna-inside-you
FYI Human DNA is very close to a banana! Looks can be highly deceiving - things are more alike than they appear and this may explain some of the more surprising things we see in nature that might not be possible in a traditional Darwinian view but suggest giant leaps!
Darwinian theory is not poor science. It is actually very good observation and a theory formulated long before we had an understanding of DNA. However, with an understanding of DNA and viruses I think we now know today that Darwinian theory is not the complete story of evolution. We are now finding that the extensive amounts of DNA that everything carries can in certain circumstances be accessed or used - sometimes a virus can turn things on and sometimes DNA can jump from one thing to another. There is a deeper connection between all living things than Darwin realized and some of that useless DNA can be harnessed.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150619-there-is-alien-dna-inside-you
FYI Human DNA is very close to a banana! Looks can be highly deceiving - things are more alike than they appear and this may explain some of the more surprising things we see in nature that might not be possible in a traditional Darwinian view but suggest giant leaps!