sanger-sequencing-3d-illustration-of-a-method-of-dna-sequenc-112394636-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Jonathan McLatchie Date May 6, 2026 CategoriesBiologyGeneticsIntelligent Design Tagged , alternative reading frames, coding-sequence overlaps, codon-anticodon duplex formation, codons, constraints, DNA, fine-tuning, frameshifts, frozen accident, genetic code, Genome Research, hydrogen bond, hydrophobicity, mistranslation, nucleosomes, point mutations, protein sequences, purine, pyrimidines, random codes, RNA, specificity, splicing signals, translation, translation errors, tRNA, wobble position The Genetic Code: Two More Levels of Optimization Jonathan McLatchie May 6, 2026 Biology, Genetics, Intelligent Design 5 We have surveyed multiple levels at which the genetic code, far from a “frozen accident,” appears highly optimized across multiple independent constraints. Read More ›
amazing-unique-pattern-of-frozen-lake-baikal-view-from-above-424136895-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Jonathan McLatchie Date April 28, 2026 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , acyl transfer, aldehydes, alphabet, amino acids, anhydrides, atoms, biosynthetic cost, codons, cyclisation, decomposition, DNA replication, esters, Francis Crick, hydrolysis, hydrophobicity, ketones, nitriles, polypeptides, protein core, proteins, purposeful selection, racemisation, side chains, solubility, stability, surface, teleology, The FEBS Journal, tRNAs The Set of Amino Acids Used in Life Is No “Frozen Accident” Jonathan McLatchie April 28, 2026 Evolution, Intelligent Design 6 Significantly, these data indicate that the space of usable amino acids is severely constrained. Read More ›
