Category: Life Sciences
Gene Duplication and the Origin of Novel Biological Information: A Case Study of the Globins
We are well acquainted by now with the most fashionable neo-Darwinian model for the origin of novel biological information: gene duplication and divergence.
Cool Cell Tricks
Cells do the neatest tricks. If they were as big as pets, people would be showing them off on YouTube.
Life Is Designed to Fight Darwinism
Life knows all about Darwinism. That’s why it is intelligently designed to resist it.
Bees Can Switch Roles Epigenetically
For the first time, scientists have witnessed a behavioral change via epigenetic markers, with no change to the genes themselves.
How Does a Flagellum Know How Long to Grow?
How does a flagellum know when to stop growing? The short answer is, we don’t know. The clues so far available point to sophisticated feedback controls for these outboard motors and other organelles in the cell.