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'''Richard Lenski''' is a professor of microbial [[ecology]] at Michigan State [[University]].<ref>Richard Lenski Biographical Sketch [http://myxo.css.msu.edu/BioSketch.html]</ref><ref>Richard Lenski Homepage [https://www.msu.edu/~lenski/]</ref> He holds a B.A. from Oberlin College (but does not disclose his field of study in his biographical sketch), and a [[doctorate]] in zoology<ref>Purpose in Evolution symposium Participants [http://www.templeton.org/humble_approach_initiative/Purpose_in_Evolution/part6.html]</ref> from the [[University of North Carolina]].<ref>[https://www.msu.edu/~lenski/]</ref>  When Lenski started graduate school at UNC in 1977, his father, professor Gerhard Lenski, was the Chair of the Division of Social Sciences at the same school, suggesting he built a career on [[nepotism]] rather than ability. <ref>[http://hirr.hartsem.edu/ency/lenski.htm]</ref>

'''Richard Lenski''' is a professor of microbial [[ecology]] at Michigan State [[University]].<ref>Richard Lenski Biographical Sketch [http://myxo.css.msu.edu/BioSketch.html]</ref><ref>Richard Lenski Homepage [https://www.msu.edu/~lenski/]</ref> He holds a B.A. from Oberlin College (but does not disclose his field of study in his biographical sketch), and a [[doctorate]] in zoology<ref>Purpose in Evolution symposium Participants [http://www.templeton.org/humble_approach_initiative/Purpose_in_Evolution/part6.html]</ref> from the [[University of North Carolina]].<ref>[https://www.msu.edu/~lenski/]</ref>  When Lenski started graduate school at UNC in 1977, his father, professor Gerhard Lenski, was the Chair of the Division of Social Sciences at the same school, suggesting he built a career on [[nepotism]] rather than ability. <ref>[http://hirr.hartsem.edu/ency/lenski.htm]</ref>

Richard Lenski is best known for his unabashed [[atheism]] and a 20 year old E. coli experiment in which he claims to have captured evolution in progress, saying that bacteria made minor changes in the long-term laboratory study, insisting that it was not due to contamination.   

Richard Lenski is best known for his 20-year old E. coli experiment in which he claims to have captured evolution in progress, saying that bacteria made minor changes in the long-term laboratory study while insisting that it was not due to contamination.   

Regarding the implications of Lenski's experiment, [[intelligent design]] theorist [[Michael Behe]] wrote:

Regarding the implications of Lenski's experiment, [[intelligent design]] theorist [[Michael Behe]] wrote: