Category: Evolution
Does Darwinism Meet the Tests of a True Theory?
An example of a now-discarded theory is that of spontaneous generation, a hypothetical process of living organisms developing from nonliving matter.
Orgelian Specified Complexity
I have presented Orgel’s account of specified complexity so readers can decide which they prefer, Orgel’s or the one described in this series.
Specified Complexity and a Tale of Ten Malibus
The validity of these estimates and the degree to which they can be refined can be disputed. But the underlying formalism of specified complexity is rock solid.
Fossil Friday: Piltdown Lizard Was Too Good to Check
It was considered to be “one of the oldest fossil reptiles and one of the very few skeletal specimens with evidence of soft tissue preservation.”
Brian Miller: Rarity and Isolation of Proteins in Sequence Space
Dr. Miller reports on research showing that the probability of a protein continuing to work after each mutation drops precipitously.