Journal Science: Evolution the Breakthrough of 2005.

Adding a nice touch to the end of the year, the journal Science,named evolution the breakthrough of 2005. The editors said:

wide-ranging research published this year, including a study that shows a mere 4 per cent difference between human and chimpanzee DNA, builds on Charles Darwin's landmark 1859 work The Origin of Species and the idea of natural selection.

Amid this outpouring of results, 2005 stands out as a banner year for uncovering the intricacies of how evolution actually proceeds.

The editors indicated that topics of interest to watch in 2006 include the avian flu and ultra-high-energy cosmic rays.

I am just waiting for the intelligent design crowd to all refuse to get immunized against the flu next year. This Darwin may be on to something, with his natural selection stuff.