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The Exquisite Design of Egg Cells

Oogenesis (the process of egg cell formation) begins during embryonic development when the primordial germ cells are specified. Read More ›
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Will the Octopus Ever Find Its Place in the Evolutionary Tree?

New finds in genetics and neuroscience both shed light and deepen the puzzle of the almost "alien" species. Read More ›
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In Life, Checkpoints and Error Correction Defy Darwinian Explanations

Living cells employ forward-thinking and backward-thinking strategies. Both strategies require planning outside the immediate situation. Read More ›
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Mice Born with No Mother, Two Fathers: What Next?

Ostensibly the purpose would be to help with rare forms of infertility in women. But these are dual-edged technologies. Read More ›
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Convergence? One-Celled Creature Has an Eye!

“Convergent evolution” is not a process. It is a post-hoc observation based on evolutionary assumptions. Read More ›
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Noncoding RNA Research Gaining Ground Over “Junk” Label

Perhaps it won’t be long before everyone, critics included, looks at the “junk DNA” concept in the rear-view mirror.  Read More ›
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Can Largely Rearranged Genomes Explain Why Octopuses Are So Smart?

Even compared to each other, the genomes of three cephalopods studied had been broken up and extensively reorganized. Read More ›
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The Amazing Topoisomerase Enzyme: New Molecular Machine Animation from Discovery Institute

Let’s briefly explore one of these crucial enzymes, topoisomerase II, which is the video's specific focus. Read More ›
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For Darwin Day, Topoisomerase Webinar With Biochemist Joe Deweese

This webinar will premiere a new molecular machine animation on the topoisomerase enzyme. Read More ›
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DNA Packing: One of the Supreme Wonders of Nature

The cell packs two meters of DNA into a 10-micron nucleus. How? The machinery is as intelligently designed as the genome itself. Read More ›

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