Tag: tRNA

Sanger Sequencing. 3D illustration of a method of DNA sequencing.

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
May 6, 2026

Categories
Biology
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, alternative reading frames, coding-sequence overlaps, codon-anticodon duplex formation, codons, constraints, DNA, fine-tuning, frameshifts, frozen accident, genetic code, Genome Research, hydrogen bond, hydrophobicity, mistranslation, nucleosomes, point mutations, protein sequences, purine, pyrimidines, random codes, RNA, specificity, splicing signals, translation, translation errors, tRNA, wobble position}

The Genetic Code: Two More Levels of Optimization

_{Jonathan McLatchie
May 6, 2026

Biology, Genetics, Intelligent Design

5}

We have surveyed multiple levels at which the genetic code, far from a “frozen accident,” appears highly optimized across multiple independent constraints. Read More ›

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Author
Gregory Rummo

Date
March 17, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acids, Book of Job, chemistry, codons, Douglas Axe, Johannes Kepler, Joseph Hooker, Judeo-Christian tradition, malnutrition, mRNA, Nobel Prize, Old Testament, primordial soup, protein synthesis, proteins, reagents, RNA polymerase, Stephen Meyer, tRNA}

The Wonders of Intelligent Design in Chemistry

_{Gregory Rummo
March 17, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design

9}

When we begin the study of protein synthesis, I show students a photograph of my necktie drawer before my wife spent an hour organizing it. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
February 23, 2024

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Caltech, cell biology, cells, DNA, endoplasmic reticulum, eukaryotes, evolution, intelligent design, membranes, mitochondria, molecular biology, molecular machines, organelles, paradigm shift, PLOS Biology, proteins, transfer RNA, tRNA}

Getting It Together: Tethers, Handshakes, and Multitaskers in the Cell

_{David Coppedge
February 23, 2024

Biochemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design

6}

Running a cell requires coordination. How do molecules moving in the dark interior of a cell know how and when to connect? Protein tethers offer new clues. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 30, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Darwinian evolution, enzymes, molecular machines, mutations, Nature Communications, Nobel Prize, nucleotides, parasites, press release, replication, Ribosome, RNA, tRNA, University of Tokyo}

#3 Story of 2022: Did Researchers Explain the Origin of Life?

_{Brian Miller
December 30, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

6}

The research paper avers, “These results support the capability of molecular replicators to spontaneously develop complexity through Darwinian evolution.” Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
May 12, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, archaea, ATP, bacteria, biotechnology, conservation, COVID-19, enzyme, eukaryotes, evolution, Evolution News, heat, hydrothermal vents, intelligent design, kinase, Nature (journal), ribose, RNA, therapeutics, tRNA, University of Tokyo, Vaccines, Yellowstone}

Transfer RNAs Wear Special Gear for Hot Water

_{David Coppedge
May 12, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

7}

As usual, evolution-talk is inversely proportional to the amount of detail presented about cellular workings. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
March 22, 2022

Categories
Biochemistry
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Darwinian evolution, enzymes, fact check, molecular machines, mutations, Nature Communications, Nobel Prize, nucleotides, parasites, press release, replication, Research, Ribosome, RNA, tRNA, University of Tokyo}

Fact Check: Did University of Tokyo Researchers Explain the Origin of Life?

_{Brian Miller
March 22, 2022

Biochemistry, Origin of Life

5}

The research paper avers, “These results support the capability of molecular replicators to spontaneously develop complexity through Darwinian evolution.” Read More ›

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Date
September 29, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Darwin's Black Box, DNA, eukaryotes, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Michael Behe, mistakes, mRNA, proofreading, Science (journal), transfer RNA, tRNA}

The Stop Lights in the Cell

_{Science & Culture
September 29, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

9}

Even a cell needs laws and enforcers. When the enforcers don’t do their jobs, crime increases in cities and in cells. Read More ›

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Date
June 30, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, apoptosis, babies, blood vessels, DNA, foresight, function, heart disease, miRNA, mRNA, Nature (journal), proteins, PTSD, ribose, RNA, thymine, tRNA, uracil}

In New Research, RNA Takes Center Stage

_{Science & Culture
June 30, 2020

Intelligent Design

9}

DNA has long been considered the “master molecule” in genetics, but its erstwhile servant, RNA, is gaining increased recognition for its many essential functions. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
December 4, 2018

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, amino acids, ATP, Drew Berry, dynein, enzymes, intelligent design, kinesin, molecular machines, nucleus, organelles, transfer RNA, tRNA}

Chemical Affinity, Motor Proteins: Good Questions from a Reader

_{Ann Gauger
December 4, 2018

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

3}

About the movement of organelles: There are molecular motor proteins that haul them around! Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
April 12, 2018

Categories
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, ADP, Arthur Hunt, ATP, citrate, Dennis Venema, Douglas Axe, enzyme, Journal of Molecular Biology, Keith Fox, proteins, Sapientia, tRNA, Undeniable (book), yeast}

Protein Folding and the Four Horsemen of the Axocalypse

_{Brian Miller
April 12, 2018

Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Physics

12}

A recent series of critiques, published by the online journal Sapientia, was aimed at Doug Axe’s book, Undeniable. Read More ›