Tag: Endogenous retroviruses

Modern DNA structure in microscope with neon color detail

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 17, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Abbie Smith, accident, bioethics, chromosomes, David Klinghoffer, development, DNA, embryos, Endogenous retroviruses, ERVs, function, genome, human development, humanity, life, Long Story Short, mascot, MLT2A1, repetitive DNA, Research, retro-transposable elements, RNA, Science (journal), Secrets of the Human Body, triploid genome, zygotes, zygotic genome activation}

New Study: ERVs, Once Proclaimed as Ultimate Genetic “Junk,” Are Vital for Development

_{Casey Luskin
February 17, 2026

Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Endogenous retroviruses were at one time iconic for evolution activists. The debate has progressed a lot since then. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 16, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, anger, David Klinghoffer, ENCODE, Endogenous retroviruses, ERVs, Francis Collins, Human Genome Project, Internet, Jonathan McLatchie, Jonathan Wells, junk DNA, Long Story Short, pseudogenes, Richard Dawkins, Rob Sheldon, science stopper, The Greatest Show on Earth}

New “Long Story Short” Video Addresses Challenges from Junk DNA Defenders

_{Casey Luskin
January 16, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Of course, die-hard evolution defenders were not going to take these major shifts in thinking about “junk DNA” sitting down. Read More ›

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Author
Richard Sternberg

Date
May 1, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, Daniel Stern Cardinale, debate, DNA, Endogenous retroviruses, evolution, evolutionary history, function, genome, human genome, intelligent design, introns, junk DNA, non-coding DNA, peer-reviewed, persistent scientific errors, pseudogenes, repetitive DNA, RNA, Rutgers University, transposons}

Here’s a Far from Exhaustive (Yet Still Exhausting) List of Papers Discovering Function for “Junk” DNA

_{Richard Sternberg, Jonathan McLatchie, and Casey Luskin
May 1, 2024

Evolution, Genetics

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The list contains over 800 papers which are divided into categories according to the type of genetic element for which they focus on finding function. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 12, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, Australopithecines, Australopithecus, BioLogos, chimpanzees, computational biology, Dennis Venema, Endogenous retroviruses, evolutionary creation, evolutionary mechanisms, fossil record, Francis Collins, Homo sapiens, human evolution, human origins, humans, junk DNA, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Nature (journal), Nature Ecology and Evolution, Nature Reviews Genetics, Ola Hössjer, population genetics, pseudogenes, Queen Mary University London, Richard Buggs, S. Joshua Swamidass, theistic evolution, University of Stockholm, Washington University}

Does the Scientific Evidence Support Evolutionary Models of Human Origins?

_{Casey Luskin
June 12, 2023

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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The fossil record shows a break between the australopithecines, supposedly directly ancestral to our genus, and the first humanlike members of the genus. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
February 28, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, aging, cancer, Casey Luskin, Current Biology, Endogenous retroviruses, function, gene expression, genomics, human genome, intelligent design, junk DNA, PLOS Biology, PNAS, transposable elements, zebrafish}

In “Junk DNA,” Here Are Benefits of Seeking Function

_{David Coppedge
February 28, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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You wouldn’t toss out all the punctuation in a book as “junk ABC” now, would you? Punctuation has a function. Read More ›

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Author
Eric H. Anderson

Date
December 23, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, AlphaFold, Brian Miller, convergent evolution, devolution, discoveries, DNA, Douglas Axe, ENCODE, Endogenous retroviruses, epigenetics, evolution, Evolution News, genes, genomes, intelligent design, junk DNA, Michael Behe, mutations, neutral evolution, Paul Nelson, predictions, protein folding, protein rarity, RNAs, Scott Minnich, supercoiling, topoisomerase}

#10 Story of 2022: Twelve “Shocking” Discoveries for Evolution

_{Eric H. Anderson
December 23, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Some discoveries might be surprising from an evolutionary perspective, but not necessarily from a perspective of intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Eric H. Anderson

Date
November 15, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, AlphaFold, Brian Miller, convergent evolution, devolution, discoveries, DNA, Douglas Axe, ENCODE, Endogenous retroviruses, epigenetics, evolution, Evolution News, genes, genomes, intelligent design, junk DNA, Michael Behe, mutations, neutral evolution, Paul Nelson, predictions, protein folding, protein rarity, RNAs, Scott Minnich, supercoiling, topoisomerase}

Twelve “Shocking” Discoveries for Evolution

_{Eric H. Anderson
November 15, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Some discoveries might be surprising from an evolutionary perspective, but not necessarily from a perspective of intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 2, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Discover Magazine, DNA, ENCODE, Endogenous retroviruses, evolution, experiment, function, genome, hypothesis, intelligent design, introns, junk DNA, line, MicroRNAs, Neo-Darwinism, non-coding DNA, observation, science stopper, The Positive Case for Intelligent Design (series)}

The Positive Case for Intelligent Design in Genetics

_{Casey Luskin
May 2, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Functionality for junk DNA is prevalent, and was successfully predicted by intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 9, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, apes, cancer, common ancestry, DNA, Endogenous retroviruses, enhancers, ERVs, evolution, evolutionary mechanism, gene expression, genome, humans, Immune System, intelligent design, junk DNA, lncRNAs, narrative gloss, promoters, viruses}

Junk No Longer: ERVs Are “Integral” and “Important Components” of Immune Responses

_{Casey Luskin
July 9, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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It’s another example of a paper that sounds like it could have been written by a proponent of intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
July 22, 2020

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, archaea, bacteria, Centre for Intelligent Design UK, coronavirus, COVID-19, Endogenous retroviruses, evolution, Michael Behe, pandemic, pathogens, virology}

The Molecular Biology of Coronaviruses — Livestream Presentation Thursday

_{Jonathan McLatchie
July 22, 2020

Medicine

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I will discuss the distinctive aspects of coronaviruses specifically, and review the outbreaks that have been caused by this family of viruses. Read More ›