Tag: François Jacob
New Paper on the Panda’s Thumb: “Striking Imperfection or Masterpiece of Engineering?”
“If the panda’s thumb is an embodiment of bad design, where are the evolutionists’ proposals indicating how they could have done better?”
The Junk Shop of Andreas Wagner
The fundamental dilemma is this: whenever you co-opt any part from an old system and put it in a new system, there are two possibilities.
Human Vestigial Organs: Some Contradictions in Darwinian Thinking
Among these organs, the pronephros was taken as an outstanding illustration for the assertion that man is “a veritable walking museum of antiquities.”
Top Scientific Problems with Evolution: Mutation
According to evolutionary biologist Thomas Cavalier-Smith, the idea that DNA contains all the information needed to make an organism “is simply false.”
About Orphan Genes — What’s the Big Problem for Evolution?
Orphan genes — genes that are present in only one species, or a group of closely related species — are of particular interest to advocates of intelligent design.