Tag: DNA
Could This Be the Year’s Most Ridiculous Idea About How Life Originated?
Stories like this always want to tell us how Earth and life are not “special.” It’s an obsession with science writers, and seemingly with the folks at NASA too.
The Metaphysics of Irreducible Complexity
The vastness of life’s complexity is no longer unfathomable when seen through the light of purpose.
Why Evolution’s Selection/Mutation Mechanism Fails
Do random mutational processes have the power to generate new base or amino acid sequences for natural selection to act upon within the time available?
Circular Reasoning in Origin of Life Research: Insights from a Recent Study on the Genetic Code
This study compared sequences of proteins in modern organisms to reconstruct ancestral proteins believed to reside in the last universal common ancestor (LUCA).
The End of the Machine Metaphor?
Rather than purpose deriving from a purposeless process like natural selection, natural selection can only occur when life itself is the result of purpose.