Tag: DNA
Molecular Machines Reach Perfection
Does anything in nature achieve perfection? Yes, say Japanese researchers looking at an amazing molecular machine in a “primitive” life form.
More on Octopus RNA Editing — A Problem for Neo-Darwinism
A friend asks if this phenomenon is an example of Lamarckism.
The Nylonase Story: The Information Enigma
New proteins had to come from somewhere. Susumu Ohno had an idea.
The Genome and Its “Junk” Landscape? Zombie Science Detonates an Evolutionary Icon
The idea that DNA should be full of evolutionary detritus has come under withering fire from a range of scientific research.
The Nylonase Story: How Unusual Is That?
Yesterday, I described how some biologists claim that the enzyme nylonase demonstrates that it is easy to get new functional proteins.