Tag: DNA
Not in the Genes: Embryonic Electric Fields
Although DNA is involved in specifying the amino acid sequences of proteins, other sources of information are needed to specify the three-dimensional structure of the embryo.
The Finely Tuned Genetic Code
Francis Crick regarded the genetic code found in nature as a “frozen accident.” Yet more and more it is looking to be the case that this code is exquisitely finely tuned.
You Can Now Watch the Craig-Dawkins Non-Debate
How much would you pay for the pleasure of seeing Dawkins actually confront Craig live on a stage and try to answer him substantively?
Putting Human/Chimp Genome Comparisons in a Meaningful Context
Knowing that ENV’s readers include many teachers and other educators, I thought I would offer a brief teaching idea, especially for those who have their students submit papers to SafeAssign or some similar plagiarism-detection software.
A New Film, Alleged, Tells the Real Story of the Scopes Trial
Alleged stays true to the complicated story rather than, in the manner of Inherit the Wind, turning it into a Darwinian propagandist morality cartoon.