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Susumu Ohno

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Photo: Richard Dawkins, by Anders Hesselbom, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Does Darwinian Theory Make the Same Predictions as Intelligent Design?

Richard Dawkins predicted that “a large fraction” of our genomes has no function, because, “The true ‘purpose’ of DNA is to survive, no more and no less." 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 ›
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The Nylonase Story: The Information Enigma

New proteins had to come from somewhere. Susumu Ohno had an idea. Read More ›
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Photo: Nylon tire, 1967 AMC Marlin, by Christopher Ziemnowicz (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5, Public domain or CC BY-SA 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons.

The Nylonase Story: How Unusual Is That?

Yesterday, I described how some biologists claim that the enzyme nylonase demonstrates that it is easy to get new functional proteins. Read More ›
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The Nylonase Story: When Imagination and Facts Collide

A significant problem for the neo-Darwinian story is the origin of new biological information. Read More ›

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