Author: Jonathan McLatchie
On the Origin of Mitochondria: Reasons for Skepticism on the Endosymbiotic Story
Endosymbiotic theory essentially maintains that mitochondria arose by virtue of a symbiotic union of prokaryote cells.
Parallel Host and Parasite Phylogenies: Do They Imply Common Ancestry?
Consider this diagram — or “tanglegram” — representing the parallel phylogenies yielded by pocket gophers and their lice parasites.
The Year in Review: Intelligent Design in the UK
An often-heard criticism of intelligent design claims that it is exclusively an American phenomenon.
Molecular Animation Reveals the Machinery — Yes, Machinery — of Life
I shudder to think what Pigliucci and Boundry might have to say about this molecular visualization.
Larry Moran Defends “Junk DNA”
Neither Larry Moran nor PZ Myers has offered us positive reason to think that the preponderance of our genome is “junk.”