DNA Type post Author Jonathan McLatchie Date May 13, 2024 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , Casey Luskin, Daniel Stern Cardinale, debates, DNA, dog, Dr. Dan, embryogenesis, embryonic stem cells, enzymes, euchromatin, evolution, function, genome, Genome Biology, humans, intelligent design, junk DNA, LINE-1 elements, macaque, methylation, miRNAs, mouse, Nature (journal), non-coding RNAs, peer-reviewed literature, repetitive elements, Rutgers University, Science (journal), transposable elements From the “Junk DNA” Files: Can “Degraded” LINE Elements Still Be Functional? Jonathan McLatchie, Richard Sternberg, and Casey Luskin May 13, 2024 Evolution, Intelligent Design 22 On May 2, Casey Luskin had an online debate with Professor Daniel Stern Cardinale, an evolutionary biologist at Rutgers University. Read More ›
octopus-bimaculoides-3-credit-tom-kleindinst-sized Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date December 9, 2022 CategoriesBiologyNeuroscience & MindScience Tagged , apes, brain, cognitive abilities, crows, cuttlefish, Dogs, dolphins, elephants, intelligence, MicroRNAs, miRNAs, nervous system, neuroscience, neurotransmitters, octopuses, Oregon, RNA, squid, vertebrates, whales MicroRNAs: A New Clue About Octopus Intelligence? Denyse O’Leary December 9, 2022 Biology, Neuroscience & Mind, Science 6 While octopus brains are very different from vertebrate brains, they share with vertebrates, a huge number of microRNAs. Read More ›
Mimosa pudica Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date April 15, 2022 CategoriesBiologyBotanyLife SciencesNeuroscience & MindPsychology Tagged , anesthesia, Claude Bernard, consciousness, fungi, gene expression, glutamate, heliotropism, miRNAs, nervous system, Rainer Hedrich, RNA, Venus flytrap, worms How Plants Talk When We’re Not Around Denyse O’Leary April 15, 2022 Biology, Botany, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology 5 One genuine surprise in recent decades has been the discovery that plants have nervous systems like animals. Read More ›
