Tag: orphan genes
Systems Biology Cracks Life’s Engineered Intricacies — A Report from CELS
The cherished evolutionary story of whales’ “vestigial” pelvic bones joins the growing pile of discredited icons of evolution.
New Book Puts Richard Dawkins’s “Selfish Genes” in the ICU
Dr. Jarvis lays out numerous pieces of evidence that jeopardize Dawkins’s view that genes are selfish and act as the units of selection.
Khan Academy Misleads with Human-Chimp Genetic Similarity Argument for Common Ancestry
The video compares humans and chimps, saying the latter’s behaviors and facial expressions are “eerily human.” I could say the same thing about my cat.
Amazing Insect Colonies vs. Evolution
How could a mindless evolutionary process have evolved these sophisticated colonies?
Human Orphan Genes — Interesting YouTube Talk Tonight by Nathan Lents
A couple of years ago, Professor Lents became fascinated by orphan genes, and went looking for them in the human genome.