Tag: Junk DNA
Junk-of-the-Gaps Argument Shrinks Again
Another prominent paper has continued this trend of pushing defenders of junk DNA into yet smaller gaps in the genome.
Darwinian Logic: The Latest on Chimp and Human DNA
Picture an Ouroboros, the alchemical symbol of a snake with its own tail in its mouth. Do you get the feeling that Darwinian “logic” is taking us nowhere?
The Receding Myth of “Junk DNA”
Since I published The Myth of Junk DNA in May, there has been no response from the pro-Darwin authors I criticized in it. On September 23, 2011, however, John Farrell reviewed it for the Huffington Post.
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose: HuffPost Reviews The Myth of Junk DNA
Yes, it’s the venerable principle of Darwinian theory that says: Whatever turns out to be the case is retrospectively recognized as having been exactly what the theory predicted.
Divining Darwin in Butterfly Genes
A team of scientists carefully examined genomes of a butterfly and a silkworm. What they found was interesting, but dubious as an example of evolutionary ancestry.