Tag: The Myth of Junk DNA
More Jobs for “Junk” DNA
It turns out the mouse endogenous retrovirus L (MERVL) is essential for embryogenesis, according to a recently published article.
Pseudogenes Are Going the Way of Darwin’s “Rudimentary Organs”
Long described as useless leftovers of evolution, pseudogenes are rising from the junk pile as functional entities.
Jonathan Wells Was Right: Non-coding DNA Continues to Show Function
Design predictions rise as evolutionary assumptions fall. The junk DNA myth is, for all practical purposes, falsified.
As Predicted by Intelligent Design, “Junk” Introns Are Actually Functional
ID proponents have long predicted that functions would be uncovered for such non-coding DNA.
Princeton Researchers Watch “Junk DNA” at Work
In “real time” they show the function of an enhancer in switching a gene from off to on.