Tag: Darwin’s Black Box
Co-Option and Protein Homology Don’t Explain the Evolution of the Flagellum
Rope Kojonen wants to join “design and evolution,” but only by setting aside some of the main features of the flagellum.
Want to Harmonize Evolution and Design? Consider the Bacterial Flagellum
I hope it’s clear that Kojonen’s effort to harmonize evolution and design (as he envisions it) is not so easy in the case of the bacterial flagellum.
An Argument from Ignorance?
Richard Dawkins, better than anyone, has publicly championed the dogma that Darwinian pathways can and must always exist for any biological system.
How NOT to Argue Against Irreducible Complexity
This roundworm produces non-flagellated sperm, though these sperm cells are amoeboid, meaning that they move by extending and retracting protrusions.
Why the Blood Clotting Cascade Challenges Evolution
The coagulation cascade cannot evolve unless there is simultaneously a mechanism in hand for controlling it. Both would have to arise at the same time.