Richard Lenski and Citrate Hype — Now Deflated

_{Michael Behe
May 12, 2016

Evolution, Genetics, Science Reporting

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For more than 25 years, Lenski's lab has grown a dozen lines of the bacterium E. coli in small culture flasks. Read More ›

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Date
April 25, 2016

Categories
Biochemistry
Genetics
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, __tedited, double helix, epigenetics, gene expression, gene sequences, human cells, lifestyle, methylation, random variations, Thomas Woodward, visual form}

Tom Woodward and "DNA & Beyond"

_{Science & Culture
April 25, 2016

Biochemistry, Genetics

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The importance of the epigenome -- with its crucial role in gene expression -- is that it lies beyond the reach of the random genetic variation. Read More ›

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Author
Kirk Durston

Date
April 23, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Mathematics
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, __tedited, bacteria, calculations, constraints, creative power, diversification, gene sequences, genetic drift, genome, infinity, junk DNA, mathematical plausibility, mathematics, mutation rate, natural selection, novel function, population size, probabilities, protein folding, rigor, search capability, testability}

Calculating the Maximum Number of Trials Evolution Could Have Performed

_{Kirk Durston
April 23, 2016

Evolution, Genetics, Mathematics

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Countless people use the following rationale to justify saying there was no need for an intelligent designer behind life. Read More ›

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Date
April 19, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Genetics
Tagged
, __tedited, behavior, cell adhesion, character, children, choices, estrogen, free choice, genome, human responsibilities, moral responsibility, personality, prophecy, reproduction, risk, sexual misbehavior, sexual reproduction, storytelling}

Science as Astrology: A Gene for, or Rather Against, Virginity?

_{Science & Culture
April 19, 2016

Bioethics, Genetics

4}

Sometimes it seems much of the most hyped research is about relieving us of the burden of personal moral responsibility. Read More ›

Bladderwort underwater with soft sunlight illuminating delicate leaves

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 24, 2015

Categories
Botany
Genetics
Tagged
, __nedited, ENCODE, eukaryotes, Irreducible Complexity, irreducibly complex systems, microbiology, peer review, peer-reviewed, transposons, Utricularia, Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig}

Peer-Reviewed Article on Transposable Elements Cites “Irreducible Complexity” and Other “Teleologic” Factors

_{Casey Luskin
December 24, 2015

Botany, Genetics

4}

Plant geneticist Wolf-Ekkehard L�nnig argues that irreducibly complex structures may defy explanation by TEs or other Darwinian factors. Read More ›

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Date
December 22, 2015

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, __nedited, beauty, ENCODE, genes, genome, genomics, human genome, junk DNA, mutations, Nature, predictions, predictive-success, Research, vestigial structures, yeast}

Why Would Evolution Produce Non-Essential Genes?

_{Science & Culture
December 22, 2015

Evolution, Genetics

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Life is incredibly vibrant with "useless" beauty. One suspects that genotypic evidence will follow suit. Read More ›

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Date
December 30, 2011

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Genetics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, central dogma, Crick, DNA, intelligent design, science, Watson}

What Is the Central Dogma, Exactly?

_{Science & Culture
December 30, 2011

Biochemistry, Biology, Genetics, Life Sciences

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On reflection, we decided that some readers may appreciate and benefit from a bit of clarification. Read More ›

Scientist pick up trilobite fossil find from ground

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 29, 2011

Categories
Genetics
Paleontology
Tagged
, __k-review, Cambrian Explosion, central dogma, Crick, Darwinian theory, DNA, fossils, microfossils, precambrian fossils, Watson}

Alas, Precambrian Microfossils Are Not the Solution to Darwin’s Dilemma

_{Casey Luskin
December 29, 2011

Genetics, Paleontology

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"Ever since Darwin there has been a disturbing void, both paleontological and psychological, at the base of the Phanerozoic eon." Read More ›

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Date
October 18, 2011

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, butterflies, evolution, fruit flies, metamorphosis, Metamorphosis}

Evolving Metamorphosis: A Hopeless Task

_{Science & Culture
October 18, 2011

Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Your job is to explain insect metamorphosis in evolutionary terms. What will you say? We can learn from the example of two geneticists who basically said the process is "evolutionarily conserved" -- that is, not evolved! Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
October 7, 2011

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, __nedited, "Out of Africa", 1 percent myth, common descent, cytochrome c, DNA, evidence, evidence for evolution, evolution, gene sequences, homologies, Joseph Thornton, natural selection, persistent scientific errors, proteins, pseudogenes, Wikipedia}

Fact-Checking Wikipedia on Common Descent: The Evidence from Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry

_{Jonathan McLatchie
October 7, 2011

Biochemistry, Evolution, Genetics

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It is important, in evaluating these arguments, that one consider all the evidence: not just the evidence that is consistent. It seems to me that when this is done, the arguments for common descent -- certainly in its universal sense -- are, at best, inconclusive. Read More ›