Tag: de novo genes
The Junk Shop of Andreas Wagner
The fundamental dilemma is this: whenever you co-opt any part from an old system and put it in a new system, there are two possibilities.
Answering Farina on Behe’s Work: Darwin Devolves
Despite Mr. Farina’s smug condescension and patronizing demeanor, he fails to mount a credible critique of Dr. Behe’s thesis.
Yeast Gives Evidence of “Genes-in-Waiting”
Professor Carvunis stressed that the genetic patterns she is studying do not fit with the evolutionary theory she learned “since I was an undergraduate.”
Can New Genes Emerge from Scratch?
Evolutionary theory must account for millions of new genes by chance. Here are new ideas proposed for overcoming the huge probability barrier.
In Arguments for Intelligent Design, Definitions and Assumptions Are Important
Think of a situation where you have to crack the code on a bank vault, with many dials in the code, say 150, each specifying 1 out of 10 digits.