Tag: Junk DNA
Christopher Hitchens, RIP
Hitchens was a first-rate intellectual, a terrific writer and an effective provocateur.
Why the “Onion Test” Fails as an Argument for “Junk DNA”
The so-called onion test, or indeed the “C-value enigma,” is predicated on unsupportable assumptions about the physiological effects of — and/or requirements for — larger genomes, many of which are contradicted by the scientific evidence.
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.