Tag: RNA world
No Blind Watchmaker Created the RNA World
Ribozyme experiments suggest that for life to originate, what was needed was a goal in mind, an agent in charge, with the means to implement a preconceived plan. We have a name for that.
Molecular Machines and the Problematic RNA World
Writing at ENV last month, I explained why proponents of intelligent design are justified in using the term “molecular machines.”
A New Study Questions RNA World
Researchers at the University of Illinois used phylogenetic modeling methods to evaluate the evolutionary history of the ribosome.
The Deep, Dark Secret of NASA’s Big, Bad Scary Pro-Intelligent Design Harasser David Coppedge: He’s Shy
Jet Propulsion Laboratory has the burden of showing that Coppedge engaged in “harassment,” that he “targeted” co-workers.
In the Beginning, Before There Was RNA, There Was…TNA?
Much of current origin-of-life research suffers from a myopia where researchers hone in on solving a particular problem without contextualizing their solution.