Tag: proteins
Synergies All the Way Down
Examples of synergy cited by Peter Corning include multicellularity; sexual reproduction; emperor penguins huddling together for warmth.
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.
Evolution Falsified? Rope Kojonen’s Achievement
If unguided evolution can account for the eye of an eagle, does it make any sense to say that intelligent design is also needed?
Is It Becoming Acceptable to Speak of Biological Systems and Processes in Terms of Design?
In this example, think of the Darwinese as packing peanuts that can be removed to get to the important items inside.
Brian Miller: Rarity and Isolation of Proteins in Sequence Space
Dr. Miller reports on research showing that the probability of a protein continuing to work after each mutation drops precipitously.