Category: Genetics
Theology According to P.Z. Myers
| May 9, 2013 | Posted by DonaldM under 'Junk DNA', Biology, Convergent evolution, Darwinism, Evolution, Evolutionary biology, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science |
Over on The Panda’s Thumb blog, Darwinian apologist P.Z. Myers recently posted a pejorative laden critique of a review article by Casey Luskin. Luskin was responding to a recent New York Times article on a study purporting to show how certain genes in fish might hold an important clue on how fins turned to feet.… more
Surprising Similarities between Genetic and Computer Codes
| March 29, 2013 | Posted by PaV under Evolution, Genetics |
Here’s what we read in this PhysOrg blurb: It may seem logical, but the surprising part of this finding is how universal it is. “It is almost expected that the frequency of usage of any component is correlated with how many other components depend on it,” said Maslov. “But we found that we can determine… more
Is Human Intellect Degenerating?
| February 19, 2013 | Posted by DLH under Complex Specified Information, Design inference, Evolutionary biology, Genetics, Genomics, Human evolution, Intelligent Design |
Geneticist Gerald R. Crabtree reviews evidence showing genomic mutations are degrading the 2000 to 5000 genes needed for our intellectual and emotional function: New developments in genetics, anthropology, and neurobiology predict that a very large number of genes underlie our intellectual and emotional abilities, making these abilities genetically surprisingly fragile. . . . more
Was four-stranded, ‘quadruple helix’ DNA designed or mutated?
| January 21, 2013 | Posted by DLH under Biophysics, Cell biology, Genetics, Human evolution, Intelligent Design |
‘Quadruple helix’ DNA seen in human cells Balasubramanian’s group has been pursuing a four-stranded version of the molecule (DNA) that scientists have produced in the test tube now for a number of years. It is called the G-quadruplex. The “G” refers to guanine, one of the four chemical groups, or “bases”, that hold DNA together… more
Prof: We have a “moral obligation to select ethically better children” through genetic screening
| August 19, 2012 | Posted by News under Ethics, Genetics, News |
It’s unclear why Savulescu thinks that bad people such as ourselves would be inclined to engineer “good” babies, more
Free stuff online: Texts on the history of genetics
| August 17, 2012 | Posted by News under Genetics, News |
an online collection of texts relating to the history of genetics and inheritance, from Aristotle to the 1960s. more
Ann Gauger on genetic drift
| August 8, 2012 | Posted by News under Evolution, Genetics, News |
“The theory is that in small populations (smaller than a trillion, say) drift can overwhelm the power of selection.” more
James Shapiro: Genetic recombination is not random
| August 8, 2012 | Posted by News under Genetics, News |
Like you were probably taught in school more
From the “Genetics isn’t what we used to think” files
| July 23, 2012 | Posted by News under Engineering, Genetics, News |
“Bioengineers have made an artificial jellyfish using silicone and muscle cells from a rat’s heart.” more
Vid: John Sanford on genetic entropy
| July 23, 2012 | Posted by News under Genetics, News, Video |
Plant Genetic Engineer – invented the biolistic (“gene gun”) process more
Epigenetics: Are all those twin studies just a big racket?
| July 21, 2012 | Posted by News under Genetics, News |
Human twins are not bacteria colonies. The reasons why one or both are even available for adoption must be factored in to any findings. more
Darwinism can even explain stuff that doesn’t need explaining
| July 21, 2012 | Posted by News under Genetics, News |
This is an excellent example of Darwinism explaining only itself, to intrude itself into an otherwise useful conversation. more
Revamping genetics courses, to include meaning
| July 18, 2012 | Posted by News under Genetics |
“… our students appeared to avoid this challenge by simply memorizing the rules and problem-solving rubrics that well-meaning instructors provided.” more
Epigenetics: Twins show differences at birth
| July 15, 2012 | Posted by News under Epigenetics, Genetics, News |
But then what about all those politically correct twin studies that claim to show that whether you are gay or religious or … more
Genetic determinism hell: A gene for pedophilia now claimed
| July 13, 2012 | Posted by News under Genetics, Intelligent Design, News |
The more we hear about some directions in genetics, the more we love epigenetics. more
Free e-book on Genes, Chromosomes, and Disease
| June 29, 2012 | Posted by News under Genetics, News |
” Social Implications of Genetics lectures that Gillham gave for many years at Duke University.” more
Epigenetics: AKA Why identical twins are not really identical
| June 19, 2012 | Posted by News under Genetics, News |
“These differences are giving new insights into how our genes and environments interact – and raise the question of whether we have more control over our genetic destinies than we might think.” more
John Sanford: Mutations produced “no meaningful crop improvement”
| May 29, 2012 | Posted by News under Genetics, Intelligent Design, News |
“Vast numbers of mutants were produced and screened, collectively representing many billions of mutation events. ” more
Gattaca, g’bye. Knowing more about your genes may not predict disease risk
| May 26, 2012 | Posted by News under Genetics, News |
“For most people, your doctor’s advice before seeing your genetic test for a particular disease will be exactly the same as after seeing your tests.” more
How would Richard Dawkins improve a squirrel’s tail?
| May 25, 2012 | Posted by News under Darwinism, Genetics, Intelligent Design, News |
Those of us who live in zones where gray squirrels are a serious foe of gardens hope that Dawkins will refrain from offering any improvements whatever. more