Tag: gene duplication
Nature Reviews Genetics — Pseudogene Function Is “Prematurely Dismissed”
As Seth W. Cheetham and his co-authors put it, biology suffers from “demotivation into exploring pseudogene function by the a priori assumption that they are functionless.”
Muller Two-Step Model: A Refutation of Behe on Irreducible Complexity?
Our responses to the Muller two-step have been around for a long time; it would be nice if ID critics would recognize and perhaps answer them.
Train Wreck of a Review: A Response to Lenski et al. in Science
Richard Lenski has spent decades overseeing the most extensive, most acclaimed laboratory evolution experiment conducted to date.
Adam and the Genome and Whole Genome Duplication Events
Evidence for WGD doesn’t show a Darwinian pathway. There is no evidence here against intelligent design or Michael Behe.
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.