Charles Darwin was born to Waring Darwin and Susannah Wedgwood on February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury, England. Charles was born into a wealthy family; he was the second youngest child born. Darwin was related to two scientists. His father was a medical doctor, and his grandfather, Erasmus Darwin was a well known botanist. His father and grand father probably helped to nurture his love for science. As a child, Charles loved to explore and learn about nature.
When he was sixteen, Charles attended Edinburgh University. Later, he enrolled at Christ’s college in cambridge. Although his father wanted him to become a medical doctor, Charles would get sick at the sight of blood. For a time Charles thought about becoming a pastor, but eventually he decided
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His theory of natural selection stated that as organisms reproduce they accumulate mutations that either help or hinder the organisms. Organisms with helpful mutations are more likely to reproduce and pass the mutation on wile organisms with harmful mutations are more likely to die before they reproduce. So, eventually the majority of a population has the positive trait. Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution states that all life evolved from one common ancestor. As, generations reproduced, different organisms mutated different traits. As more unique traits mutated, organisms slowly evolved into different species, then different genuses, then different orders, on and on until today when there are many different kinds of organisms. For many years Charles's theories were the bases of modern biology. However, new discoveries are poking holes in his theories. Charles Darwin wrote “If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed, which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down”(Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, n.d.). Scientists have found many structures from the eye to the flagella that could not have been formed by numerous slight