Tag: nucleotides
Circular Reasoning in Origin of Life Research: Insights from a Recent Study on the Genetic Code
This study compared sequences of proteins in modern organisms to reconstruct ancestral proteins believed to reside in the last universal common ancestor (LUCA).
Life and Origami: Lessons from the Art of Paper-Folding
The differences between an origami figure and a living thing are more instructive than their similarities.
Video: Life Can’t Exist Without Repair Mechanisms, and That’s a Problem for Origin-of-Life Theories
Following the replication of DNA, a daily barrage of DNA damage occurs during normal operating conditions.
Fact Check: A “Monumental” Breakthrough in Understanding Life’s Origin?
The lauding of Gerald Joyce’s research is pure hype. His results only further demonstrate the absolute necessity of intelligent agency.
The DNA Replisome: A Paradigm of Design
One can hardly appeal to natural selection to account for the origins of DNA replication without assuming the existence of the thing one seeks to explain.