Tag: telomeres

A dna structure design with glowing particles.

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 11, 2026

Categories
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __recommended, biology, CCCTC-binding factor, DNA, DNA structure, function, G-quadruplex, G4s, gene expression, genome, genome topology, guanine, humans, junk DNA, minisatellite, non-B DNA, pericentromeric repeats, PNAS, repetitive DNA, telomeres, telomeric repeats, topologically associating domains}

More Functions Reported for Repeat “Junk” DNA

_{Casey Luskin
June 11, 2026

Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Papers note that repetitive DNA — the type of DNA that our junk-DNA-defending friends assure us must be functionless — is vital for forming G4 structures. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 22, 2026

Categories
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biological processes, Bret Weinstein, chromosomes, Discovery Institute, DNA, embryonic development, ERVs, evo-devo, evolution, evolutionary biology, function, gene expression, genes, genome, integer variables, intelligent design, Joe Rogan, Jonathan McLatchie, junk DNA, microsatellites, repetitive DNA, Richard Sternberg, supporters, telomeres, variables}

Fascinating Hypothesis from Weinstein: Repetitive “Junk” DNA Stores Integer Variables

_{Casey Luskin
February 22, 2026

Genetics, Intelligent Design

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This opens up a world of potential functions for repetitive DNA that open-minded scientists can consider. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
October 6, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animal kingdom, bacteria, Bible, biosphere, cancer, Casey Luskin, cat, cell division, chromosome, Darwin Devolves, death, DNA, earth, ecosystem, humans, intelligent design, Karl Krueger, life, mice, Michael Behe, National Cancer Institute, origin of life, plants, seeds, squirrels, telomeres}

Death by Intelligent Design? A Biological Enigma

_{Eric Hedin
October 6, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Limited lifespans, accompanied by reproductive continuation of the living organism, provide a sustainable balance for life. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 25, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, 1 percent myth (series), apes, chimpanzees, Chimps and Critics (series), deletions, DNA, genes, genetics, genome sequencing, genomes, humans, insertions, junk DNA, Nature (journal), Supplemental Data, technical failures, telomeres}

Are the New Ape Genomes Reliable?

_{Casey Luskin
June 25, 2025

Evolution, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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We have good reasons to believe that these differences are reliable and real and even represent functional, meaningful DNA. Read More ›

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post

Date
March 31, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, DNA, evolution, evolutionary processes, gene expression, Genome Research, human genome, intelligent design, Joe Felsenstein, junk DNA, Laurence Moran, Nicholas Matzke, nucleic acids, repetitive elements, researchers, RNA, telomeres, transposable elements}

Researchers: What’s Evolutionary Debris to You Is Unexplored Territory to Us

_{Science & Culture
March 31, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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From a new, open-access article, “Implications of the first complete human genome assembly.” Read More ›

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Author
Geoffrey Simmons

Date
November 12, 2020

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, blood pressure, body temperature, cell death, conception, death, Doctor's Diary (series), emergency room, Frankenstein, heart, hospital, intelligent design, James Tour, lungs, oxygen, sleep, soul, spirit, Stephen Meyer, suffering, telomeres}

Doctor’s Diary: Till Death Do Us Part

_{Geoffrey Simmons
November 12, 2020

Medicine

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When I was in charge of the Emergency Room at Los Angeles County Hospital, I saw many instances of near-death trauma, yet there was little complaint about pain. Read More ›

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Author
Geoffrey Simmons

Date
March 9, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, adolescence, aging, birth, brain cells, conception, daughter cells, death, Doctor's Diary (series), dying, estrogen, infancy, medical school, neurons, red blood cells, telomeres, testosterone}

Doctor’s Diary: On Designed Obsolescence

_{Geoffrey Simmons
March 9, 2020

Intelligent Design, Medicine

6}

Dying actually begins at conception. From the moment of conception the directions for a person’s demise are passed on to every cell. Read More ›

Chromosome structure with glowing telomere ends in scientific 3D illustration, showing genetic material and cellular biology in dark blue background

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Author
Richard Sternberg

Date
May 14, 2009

Categories
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, 1 percent myth, chromosome, DNA sequence, genome, junk DNA, sequence alignment, telomeres}

Guy Walks Into a Bar and Thinks He’s a Chimpanzee: The Unbearable Lightness of Chimp-Human Genome Similarity

_{Richard Sternberg
May 14, 2009

Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology, Life Sciences

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I am often struck by how the topic of evolution in general, and chimp/human ancestry in particular, can be an immediate conversation opener that just as quickly becomes a conversation closer. Read More ›