Category: Evolution
Onion Expos�: Carl Zimmer on Why "Junk DNA" Had Better Be Real
Project ENCODE researchers are put on notice that, should they continue looking for function in non-coding DNA, they will be traitors to evolution and science.
Life on Titan? Unlimber Your Checkbook, Uncle Sam
So maybe bubbles with nitrogen-based membranes could form on Titan. Exciting, right?
More Functions Discovered for "Jumping Genes"
Additional treasure has been found in "junk DNA" — this time in the repetitive sequences dubbed "jumping genes."
"Resurrected" Flagella Were Just Unplugged
Suppose some guy told you that natural processes could make a functioning television.
Humans Will Evolve Beyond Ourselves Via Technology? At Least the Idea Offers Some Comic Relief
Once in a while, when the world is too much with me and I need a little entertainment, I turn to transhumanism.