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Archive for May, 2006

Appeals Court Decision in Selman v. Cobb County

25th May 2006

The appeals court has made its decision in Selman v. Cobb County, the case concerning textbook disclaimers in the county just to the north of Atlanta, Georgia. There is something for everyone in it, as they vacate the decision of the court, but direct the court to either return to proceedings to complete the evidentiary record or initiate new proceedings to take up the case. In effect, the appeals court has told the lower court to do it over.

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Two splits between human and chimp lines suggested

18th May 2006

New York Times, May 18 - The split between human and chimpanzee lineages, a pivotal event in human evolution, may have occurred millions of years later than fossil bones suggest, and the break may not have been as clean as humans might like.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/18/science/18evolve.html?pagewanted=print

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