Tag: neutral mutations

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
August 22, 2026

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, Africa, beneficial mutations, biology, C-Harlem, cellular networks, Darwin Devolves, Darwinism, Dave Farina, de novo genes, degradation, Educating Dave Farina (series), evolution, expression, generation time, genetics, information, insults, loss-of-function, Michael Behe, misrepresentations, name-calling, neofunctionalization, neutral mutations, non-coding DNA, population genetics, probabilistic resources, protein folding, pseudogenes, purifying selection, strawman, The Edge of Evolution, unguided processes, YouTubers}

Dave Farina Misunderstands Behe’s Darwin Devolves

_{Jonathan McLatchie
August 22, 2026

Biology, Evolution, Genetics

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Farina’s response to my previous series is characterized by misrepresentations, selective engagement, and reliance on insults and name-calling. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
August 18, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amplification, bacterial cells, citrate, citT, Dave Farina, dctA, DNA, Educating Dave Farina (series), Escherichia coli, genes, Irreducible Complexity, long-term evolution experiment, Michael Behe, mutations, neutral mutations, Richard Lenski, rnk, Scott Minnich, The Edge of Evolution, YouTubers}

Answering Dave Farina on the Lenski Experiment

_{Jonathan McLatchie
August 18, 2026

Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Farina offers the Lenski experiment as a purported counterexample to irreducible complexity. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
February 6, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Center for Science and Culture, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, citrate, Creation Myths, Daniel Stern Cardinale, Darwin Devolves, Discovery Institute, DNA, DNA replication, DNA replisome, Escherichia coli, evolution, generation turnover time, genome duplication, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, irreducibly complex systems, lizards, Michael Behe, multicellularity, mutation rates, mutations, natural selection, neutral mutations, Paramecium tetraurelia, placenta, population size, retrovirus, Richard Lenski, Rutgers University, Scott Minnich, tetherin, tetherin antagonism, type III secretion system, viruses, YouTube channels}

Irreducible Complexity: A Reply and Challenge to Daniel Stern Cardinale

_{Jonathan McLatchie
February 6, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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I invite Stern Cardinale to attempt to provide a plausible evolutionary explanation of the origins of a complex system such as DNA replication. Read More ›