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Disease-Associated “Junk” DNA Is Evidence of Function

When you mess with the “junk,” the result is problems. That doesn’t sound like junk DNA to me. Read More ›
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On Intelligent Design, Dr. Dan Appears to Equivocate

In an ongoing dialogue with ID proponents, Rutgers University biologist Dan Stern Cardinale (aka Dr. Dan) has replied to us with a recent video. Read More ›
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Documentation for Dr. Dan

We hope Rutgers biologist Dan Stern Cardinale finds these citations of interest. Read More ›
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Photo: Dan Stern Cardinale, via YouTube (screenshot).

Dr. Dan Has a Taste for Debate

From what I’ve been told, there are many examples of “non-conserved” regions having sequence-independent functions. Read More ›
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DNA Repair and the Origin of Life: Here’s the Problem

Perhaps out there, watching along with you, is another Professor Dan Stern Cardinale who is imagining how easy it’s going to be to take this one apart. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin Reflects on His Recent Junk DNA Debate

For decades we were told that non-coding regions of our DNA are littered with evolutionary junk. Read More ›
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Did Dr. Dan Make Us Change Our Position on Junk DNA?

This claim is totally false and it perhaps reflects Dr. Dan’s wish to find a positive spin on the substance of what happened during the debate. Read More ›
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Reflections on Casey Luskin’s Debate with “Dr. Dan”

I commend Dr. Dan for being an amicable dialogue partner and for his good faith attempt to engage substantively with the relevant scientific issues. Read More ›
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From the “Junk DNA” Files: Can “Degraded” LINE Elements Still Be Functional?

On May 2, Casey Luskin had an online debate with Professor Daniel Stern Cardinale, an evolutionary biologist at Rutgers University. Read More ›

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