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Was Herbert Spencer attempted to apply the theory of biological evolution to sociology?

Yes, Herbert Spencer attempted to apply the theory of biological evolution to sociology by proposing that societies evolve in a similar way to organisms, with those that are better adapted to their environment surviving and progressing. He believed that social progress was achieved through competition and natural selection, a concept he termed "social Darwinism."


When and where did biotechnology start?

It started with the creation of the first recombinant bacteria in 1973, E .coli expressing a salmonella gene. This led to concerns in the scientific community about potential risks from genetic engineering which have been thoroughly discussed at the Asilomar Conference in Pacific Grove, California in February 1975. Herbert Boyer then founded the first company to use recombinant DNA technology, Genentech, and in 1978 the company announced the creation of an E. coli strain producing the human protein insulin. In 1986, field tests of bacteria genetically engineered to protect plants from frost damage (ice-minus bacteria) at a small biotechnology company called Advanced Genetic Sciences of Oakland, California, were repeatedly delayed by opponents of biotechnology. In the same year, a proposed field test of a microbe genetically engineered for a pest resistance protein by Monsanto was dropped.


Who discovered genetic engineering?

Genetic engineering as a field has evolved over time, and it is difficult to attribute its discovery to a single individual. However, scientists like Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen are often credited with pioneering the technology behind genetic engineering, particularly the development of recombinant DNA technology in the 1970s.


What did Darwin mean by 'survival of the fittest'?

Darwin didn't actually use this phrase - Herbert Spencer did. It means simply that traits which allow individual organisms to reproduce successfully will appear disproportionatly in successive generations.Darwin meant nothing by this phrase because it is the work of one Herbert Spencer. Darwin did incooperate it into later editions of the Origin and many think the phrase is misleading.The fit is the organism that enjoys the greatest reproductive success in contrast to it's fellow organisms against the immediate environment. So, their descendents survive and propagate better that the descendents of conspecifics. That is the part that is hincky as the descendents are the beneficiaries of the " survival of the fittest. "


Did Charles Darwin create the phrase survival of the fittest?

Herbert Spenser used the phrase first after reading Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species in 1864. Herbert Spenser was a biologist and sociologist and did write about evolution before Charles Darwin