Author: Jonathan McLatchie
“Junk DNA” and the Molecular Basis of Cell Identity
Once thought to be “junk,” or functionless vestiges of once-protein-coding-genes which have, through the course of evolutionary history, mutated to a state of non-functionality, the research documents that these lincRNAs have an extremely important — even crucial — role with respect to the determination of cellular identity.
Michael Behe Hasn’t Been Refuted on the Flagellum
It seems that the bacterial flagellum is as much a — and perhaps a greater — challenge to Darwinism as it was when Behe first wrote Darwin’s Black Box in 1996.
Has Francis Collins Changed His Mind On “Junk DNA”?
The discoveries of the past decade, little known to most of the public, have completely overturned much of what used to be taught in high school biology. If you thought the DNA molecule comprised thousands of of genes but far more “junk DNA,” think again.
Does “Speedy Evolution” of PCB Resistance Help Darwinism?
While the NYT commentators may want the uninitiated reader to come away with the impression that this is an impressive feat which has been accomplished by the Darwinian mechanism, the original paper tells a very different story.
Information Runs The Show — The Understatement of the Century!
An interesting paper published in Nature by Evgenia et al. documents the ability of the DNA double helix to exist in a functional alternative form for 1% of the time, called an “excited state.” What does this mean for neo-Darwinism?