Re:Am I missing something? (Score 1)

It is novel but they are really reaching to say that this implies that all evolution is not random. The study looked at nematode worm vaginas and found that they were more likely to mutate to develop traits already known to be successful than unsuccessful traits. Religious types are sure to fasten onto this as some kind of vindication of intelligent design. Keep in mind though that this is 1 body part in 1 really simple species. Unsuccessful mutations might be less likely because of a quirk of genetic development or the like. TFA doesn't give a lot of information, but drawing the conclusion that evolution is deterministic based on this study alone regardless of how strong their results are is really a stretch.