Tag: RNA
Troubles with the Tree of Life
Sixty years ago, philosopher of science Thomas Kuhn listed what he described as the “symptoms” of a research field undergoing destabilizing change.
In Life, Not One Code but Many
It would be as ridiculous to lump all of these into a single genetic code as it would be to lump Morse Code into the genetic code.
Transfer RNAs Wear Special Gear for Hot Water
As usual, evolution-talk is inversely proportional to the amount of detail presented about cellular workings.
Did U of Tokyo Just Solve the Mystery of Life’s Origin?
Physicist Brian Miller explains that nothing remotely this dramatic occurred in the experiment.
Does Darwinian Theory Make the Same Predictions as Intelligent Design?
Richard Dawkins predicted that “a large fraction” of our genomes has no function, because, “The true ‘purpose’ of DNA is to survive, no more and no less.”