Tag: evolution
Waste Not: Research Finds that “Far from Junk DNA,” ERVs Perform “Critical Cellular Functions”
A pair of new articles in Nature Genetics acknowledge just how widespread ERV and retrotransposon functionality is.
Design Everywhere: When Maggots Fly, and More
Believe it or not, there are amazing discoveries being made that owe nothing to Darwin, at least not explicitly.
The Dam Begins to Break: Gelernter’s Apostasy Attracts Mainstream Media Coverage
Yale computer scientist Dave Gelernter’s recent public admission that he’s giving up Darwin continues to make waves.
Marcos Eberlin on Evolution’s Water-Gate Problem
There’s no conspiracy here, just life’s astonishing solution for admitting water into cells through “gates” while keeping lethal acidifying proteins out.
Sense of Smell Requires Optimized, Scalable Network Circuitry
The ability to smell is one of the most complex of our senses. It requires sorting, analyzing, and sifting a torrent of input data quickly.