Tag: biophysicists
Nearly All of Evolution Is Best Explained by Engineering
Transposable elements modify gene regulation in maize to confer drought tolerance, alter flowering time, and enable plants to grow in toxic aluminum soils.
RNA World in a World of Hurt
Cornelius Hunter and Eric Anderson spotlight admissions in scientific publications that it’s time to move on from the cherished but embattled RNA World.
Determinism: A “Bizarre Position” Held by Scientists “with Great Confidence”
If it’s true, then all one says or thinks — right or wrong, true or false — was determined some 13.8 billion years ago.
Do Origin-of-Life Researchers Now Accept Intelligent Design?
A reader must ask if an RNA molecule could possibly govern chemical reactions, suppress free-riders, support co-operators, and act in its own self-interest.
Science as Oracle — “Where It Gets Weird”
The ancients had their oracles, people claiming to speak in the name of the gods — this, by divination.