Tag: Junk DNA
A Darwinian Pilgrimage
Darwin still has some cache among design advocates. In this I differ from some of my friends and colleagues.
Princeton Researchers Watch “Junk DNA” at Work
In “real time” they show the function of an enhancer in switching a gene from off to on.
As Research Advances, Debunking “Junk DNA” Is Almost Trendy
Why not treat the whole genome as functional? This is a radical concept, but perhaps the focus on genes distorts our understanding.
An Intimate Reminder About What “Was Once Thought to Be Unnecessary ‘Junk’ DNA”
“Male mice grow ovaries instead of testes if they are missing a small region of DNA that doesn’t contain any genes,” reports the Francis Crick Institute.
Astrophysics and Molecular Genetics with the Parking Brake On
The ancient model of the cosmos, which was the model presupposed by most scientists prior to the mid 20th century, was Steady State.