Bruce Grant
Encyclopedia
Professor Bruce S. Grant is emeritus professor of biology
at the College of William and Mary
. He has a particular research interest in the peppered moth
. He is a defender of the teaching of evolution and has criticized creationist Jonathan Wells, who has cited his work, as "dishonest."
Grant has a B.S. in Biology from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
in 1964, an M.S. in Genetics from North Carolina State University
, Raleigh in 1966 and a Ph.D. in Genetics from North Carolina State University
, Raleigh in 1968.
An article on his contributions in research, teaching, and mentoring was published in 2005 in Genetics
.
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
at the College of William and Mary
College of William and Mary
The College of William & Mary in Virginia is a public research university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States...
. He has a particular research interest in the peppered moth
Peppered moth
The peppered moth is a temperate species of night-flying moth. Peppered moth evolution is often used by educators as an example of natural selection.- Distribution :...
. He is a defender of the teaching of evolution and has criticized creationist Jonathan Wells, who has cited his work, as "dishonest."
Grant has a B.S. in Biology from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, commonly referred to as Bloomsburg, BU or Bloom, is a public university in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States...
in 1964, an M.S. in Genetics from North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
, Raleigh in 1966 and a Ph.D. in Genetics from North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
, Raleigh in 1968.
An article on his contributions in research, teaching, and mentoring was published in 2005 in Genetics
Genetics (journal)
Genetics is a monthly scientific journal publishing investigations bearing on heredity, genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology. Genetics is published by the Genetics Society of America...
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In a review of Creationism's Trojan Horse: The Wedge of Intelligent Design, Grant wrote:- Neo-creationists imitate Paley’s designed-watch metaphor and peddle it like a Hong Kong Rolex, insisting it is authentic science and not religion. But of course it is religion: the intelligence in Intelligent Design demands the existence of a supernatural force or agent, so we might as well call that agent God, for short. http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/04-06-01.html