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Jonathan McLatchie

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The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle: An Irreducibly Complex System

Any system that achieves a complex higher-level objective by means of various well-matched interacting components requires foresight to come about. Read More ›
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ORFanID: An Online Search Engine for Identifying Orfan Genes

The existence of such genes is surprising given the hypothesis of universal common descent. Read More ›
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Is Daphnia Evolving at “Lightning Speed”?

If this is a prime example of the transformative power of evolution, the evidence is not at all impressive. Read More ›
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New Paper Challenges Evolutionary Account of the Eukaryotic Cell Cycle

This is a subject of long-standing interest to me, and I have published several articles here. Read More ›
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Appreciating the Molecular Detail of ATP Synthase

Here, I wish to highlight this animation, again narrated by Harvard’s Professor Robert Lue. Read More ›
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Watch: Animation Reveals the Intricacies of the Electron Transport Chain

In short, the electron transport chain involves the flow of electrons through a respiratory chain. Read More ›
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The Incredible Krebs Cycle

Earlier, I wrote about various obstacles to the evolutionary origins of the glycolytic pathway. As noted previously, the end result of glycolysis is pyruvate. Read More ›
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Challenges to the Evolutionary Origins of the Glycolytic Pathway

The complexity and engineering sophistication comport much better with the hypothesis of design. Read More ›
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The Formation of Our Digits Points to a Process with Foresight

Our digits are sculpted from a paddle-like structure in the embryo through the process of apoptosis. Read More ›
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Engineered Elegance: Generating the Wait Anaphase Signal

Even a single unattached kinetochore is sufficient to trigger the wait anaphase signal, which inhibits activation of the APC/C that drives entry into anaphase. Read More ›

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