Tag: E. coli
It’s Not “Evolution” — A Nobel Prize for Engineering Enzymes
In effect, protein engineers are using the power of random change plus intelligent design to see what if anything will improve function.
Dennis Venema’s Adam and the Genome: A Case Study in Cognitive Bias
In a previous article I described how scientific training can condition some scientists’ minds to resist the evidence in nature for intelligent design.
Adam and the Genome and Doug Axe’s Research on the Evolution of New Protein Folds
Douglas Axe is a protein scientist who has published work on the rarity of new protein folds by doing research on beta-lactamase enzymes.
Why Darwinism Can’t Accomplish Innovation or Explain Origins
When one wants to modify an enzyme for a new function, as Matti Leisola explains in his new book, there are two ways to go about it.
Purpose and Desire Meets Jerry Coyne: The Evolution of Homeostasis?
Consider one of the simplest kinds of homeostasis — just one part of the regulation of sugar metabolism in E coli.