Tag: mutations
To Create Functional Proteins, Evolution Would Need a Miracle
Theologian Rope Kojonen claims that God designed the laws of nature, which then gave rise to “fine-tuned” preconditions and smooth fitness landscapes.
Epigenetics: Performing the Genome
Epigenetics is surpassing genetics in distinction, just as the pianist gets the applause and not the piano.
Fossil Friday: Rapid Elongation of Plesiosaur Necks Points to Intelligent Design
The breaking of the conserved number of cervical vertebrae is hard to reconcile with an unguided evolutionary mechanism.
Paper Digest: What Mutation Accumulation Tells Us About Evolution
Though more than a decade old, this work caught my attention for its possible relevance to our current experiences with COVID-19.
Former “Junk DNA,” STRs Found to Be “Rheostats” that “Precisely Regulate Gene Expression”
Rheostats are “often used as power control devices, for example to control light intensity (dimmer), speed of motors, heaters, and ovens.”