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ORFanID: An Online Search Engine for Identifying Orfan Genes

The existence of such genes is surprising given the hypothesis of universal common descent. Read More ›
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Human Orphan Genes — Interesting YouTube Talk Tonight by Nathan Lents

A couple of years ago, Professor Lents became fascinated by orphan genes, and went looking for them in the human genome. Read More ›
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Of Whales and Timescales

The changes involved in adapting a generic mammalian template into a whale are certainly not all simple, independent, single-letter changes. Read More ›
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Adam and the Genome and the Mysterious Origin of De Novo Genes

A final case where biologist Dennis Venema deals with evidence that is irrelevant to the existence of Adam and Eve is his claim about ORFan genes. Read More ›
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Nylonase: Move On, Nothing to See Here, Says Theistic Evolutionist

The supposed sudden emergence of the enzyme nylonase has been a chief talking point for the power of evolution for many years. Read More ›

To Build New Animals, No New Genetic Information Needed? More in Reply in Charles Marshall

To rebut the central argument of Darwin's Doubt, Marshall must deny (or push from view) what we know about what new forms of animal life require as a condition of their existence. Read More ›

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