Tag: Drosophila melanogaster

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Date
March 27, 2026

Categories
Biology
Genetics
Tagged
, AlphaFold2 Multimer, binding, disorder, Drosophila melanogaster, interactome, intrinsic disorder, intrinsically disordered regions, Junhui Peng, Li Zhao, orphan genes, PLOS Computational Biology, protein-protein interactions, proteins, Rockefeller University, taxonomically restricted genes}

It Turns Out Disorder Is Functionally Important

_{Science & Culture
March 27, 2026

Biology, Genetics

1}

Li Zhao of Rockefeller University is a leading investigator on the origin and function of orphan and taxonomically restricted genes (TRGs) and proteins. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
October 8, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
Tagged
, algorithms, Australia, compass, Drosophila melanogaster, fruit flies, intelligent design, Milky Way, Monarch butterflies, moths, navigation, polarization}

Animal Algorithms: Moth Celestial Navigation

_{Eric Cassell
October 8, 2025

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology

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The origin, genetic inheritance, and how such algorithms are programmed in the brain remains a mystery. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
October 8, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, abortion, Alberto Giubilini, babies, Caenorhabditis elegans, Darwin Day in America, developmental biology, Drosophila melanogaster, empirical science, fallopian tube, fertilization, fetus, gastrulation, Haeckel’s embryos, Homo sapiens, human being, humans, identical twins, John West, Lewis Wolpert, materialistic philosophy, materialistic science, mother, pain, Roman Catholic, zygote}

Why Should a Baby Live?

_{Jonathan Wells
October 8, 2024

Bioethics, Life Sciences

10}

My title is adapted from a 2012 article by two philosophers, Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
May 23, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bats, beetles, bioengineering, birds, butterflies, Caltech, dragonflies, Drosophila melanogaster, evolution, Flight, fruit flies, intelligent design, limbs, Mona Lisa, Monarch butterflies, Nature (journal), neurons, smartphones, wasps, wings}

Fly Flight Is More Sophisticated than Imagined

_{David Coppedge
May 23, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

8}

Biological structures usually appear more complicated up close, and the fly wing is no exception. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
February 15, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, apoptosis, Charles Darwin, circulation, Current Biology, digestion, Drosophila melanogaster, evolution, feedback control, Flight, fruit flies, intelligent design, natural selection, neurons, Nobel Prize, odors, PLOS Biology, timing}

Fruit Fly Eyes and More Surprises for Darwin

_{David Coppedge
February 15, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Reproductive Science

9}

Don’t swat too quickly! There’s more awe in that little fly than might be apparent from a cursory glance. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen Dilley

Date
January 5, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
Zoology
Tagged
, Ann Gauger, Cambrian Explosion, causal circularity, Center for Science and Culture, coral, credentialism, doctorate, Drosophila melanogaster, evo-devo, evolution, genes, human origins, Illustra Media, intelligent design, invertebrates, jellyfish, Logan Gage, Nobel Prize, Nota Bene, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Roman Catholic, sponges, Stephen Meyer, Unlocking the Mystery of Life, waiting-time problem, worms}

The Evolution of Dr. Ann Gauger

_{Stephen Dilley
January 5, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science, Zoology

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The year was 2004. Dr. Gauger’s scientific credentials had caught the eye of Stephen Meyer and he had invited her to come talk with him. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
September 14, 2020

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, Alberto Giubilini, babies, Caenorhabditis elegans, Darwin Day in America, developmental biology, Drosophila melanogaster, empirical science, fallopian tube, fertilization, fetus, gastrulation, Haeckel’s embryos, Homo sapiens, human being, humans, identical twins, John West, Lewis Wolpert, materialistic philosophy, materialistic science, mother, pain, Roman Catholic, zygote}

Why Should a Baby Live?

_{Jonathan Wells
September 14, 2020

Medicine

10}

My title is adapted from a 2012 article by two philosophers, Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva. Read More ›

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Author
Richard Sternberg

Date
July 29, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, central dogma, centromere, chromosomes, cytoskeleton, Drosophila melanogaster, junk DNA, kinetochores, meiosis, nucleotides, oocyte, Paul Davies, Y chromosome, zygote}

DNA May Be “Junk” at One Level But of Utmost Significance at Another

_{Richard Sternberg
July 29, 2020

Intelligent Design

8}

It is during the latter stages of the production of an animal oocyte that many functionalities of what some disparage as “junk DNA” take center stage. Read More ›

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Author
Richard Sternberg

Date
July 16, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, arthropods, centromere, chromatids, chromosomes, DNA, Drosophila melanogaster, egg cells, fertilization, functionality, information, kinetochore, meiosis, morphogenesis, oocyte, Robert Rosen, Turing Machine, vertebrates}

Chromosome Dynamics Has Egg-centric Features

_{Richard Sternberg
July 16, 2020

Intelligent Design

7}

In the words of Robert Rosen we have to “drastically reconsider what is meant by “genetic information.’” Read More ›

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Author
Richard Sternberg

Date
April 3, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, __cedited, axioms, chromosomes, DNA, Drosophila melanogaster, Francis Crick, fruit flies, junk DNA, Leslie Orgel, nucleus, organism, phenotype, Richard Dawkins, RNA, The Selfish Gene, transposable elements, W. Ford Doolittle, Y chromosome}

The “Why” of the Fly “Y”: Reflections on “Junk” DNA

_{Richard Sternberg
April 3, 2020

Evolution, Genetics

7}

Let us give some thought to the Y chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster, that engaging fly which is the bond-servant of genetics. Read More ›