Tag: fibrinogen
Has Russell Doolittle Provided an Evolutionary Explanation of the Blood Clotting Cascade?
Doolittle predicts, from an evolutionary framework, that jawless vertebrates would have a simpler blood clotting cascade than the human system.
Why the Blood Clotting Cascade Challenges Evolution
The coagulation cascade cannot evolve unless there is simultaneously a mechanism in hand for controlling it. Both would have to arise at the same time.
The Incredible Design of Vertebrate Blood Clotting
Recently, a commenter on the Center for Science and Culture’s Facebook page asked about a paper by the late biochemist Russell F. Doolittle.
Excerpt: A Reply to Michael Ruse
Let me tell a little story about blood clotting, Russell Doolittle, and Michael Ruse.