Tag: gene regulation
The New Post-Junk-DNA Paradigm of Molecular Biology: RNA Genes
RNA genes have many functions but a large proportion entail gene regulation-related functions that fall within the category of epigenetics.
Engineering-Based Models Better Explain the Pattern of Nature than Does Common Ancestry
Eyes with lenses are believed to have evolved independently multiple times, but all evolutionary scenarios face insurmountable barriers.
Strickberger’s Evolution Textbook Promotes False Evolutionary Icons
From crippled fruit flies we move to perhaps the most pervasive icon of them all, the peppered moth.
Coyne and Polar Bears: Why You Should Never Rely on Incompetent Reviewers
A very common way to try to discredit an argument is to exaggerate it, ignore distinctions an author makes, and/or change carefully qualified claims into bizarre absolutes.
Encryption System Found in Genes
A clever method of RNA editing may explain the role of introns embedded in genes, and points to even higher levels of programming.