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Tag: transposons

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July 21, 2022, 1:11 PM

How Octopuses Got So Smart? “Junk DNA”

Jumping genes used to be dismissed as junk DNA which in turn was held to be slam-dunk evidence for unguided evolutionary processes.

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February 17, 2022, 3:15 PM

Cinderella Story? Transposons Gain New Respect

Junk DNA has been getting redress for decades of ignominy. Now, retrotransposons and transposable elements may be next in line for a better reputation.

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June 1, 2021, 12:41 PM

Darwin’s Tree Morphs into a Network, with Implications for Intelligent Design

If lateral gene transfer is rampant throughout life, the universal tree of life becomes a matter of philosophical preference, not empirical demonstration.

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April 29, 2021, 6:29 AM

Information from Nothing? Darwinists Must Believe It

Some evolutionists are becoming bolder in their assertions that information can arise from stochastic processes without intelligence.

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July 10, 2018, 2:38 AM

As Research Advances, Debunking “Junk DNA” Is Almost Trendy

Why not treat the whole genome as functional? This is a radical concept, but perhaps the focus on genes distorts our understanding. 

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