Tag: Junk DNA
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.
Straw Man: Nathan Lents Versus the Theory of Perfect Design
True, things go wrong with our bodies, with results that range from the tragic to the merely expensive or inconvenient.
Nathan Lents: Science with the Parking Brake On
In his new book, Lents has taken intelligent design theory to task. He is right to do so. How?