Category: Genomics
Evolutionary Prediction About Humans
| June 12, 2013 | Posted by DonaldM under Evolution, Evolutionary biology, Genomics, Human evolution, Humor, Intelligent Design, Just For Fun |
A visual artist and a Ph.D. in computational genomics have gotten together to predict what we mere human mortals will look like in, say, 100,000 years. Given the prediction, I for one am glad I won’t be around to see it actually happen. The current design appeals to me much more. But maybe others will… more
Evolution: Top notch studies commonly report contradictory genealogies today
| May 20, 2013 | Posted by News under Evolution, Genomics |
Keep this story in mind when a coworker splinters the table insisting that Darwinian evolution is supported by “mountains of evidence,” or, better yet, “mountains and mountains of evidence,”or even just plain “fact! fact! FACT!” more
Function, the evolution-free gospel of ENCODE
| February 22, 2013 | Posted by andyjones under 'Junk DNA', Darwinism, Genomics |
There is no better title for this post than the very title some Darwinists chose for themselves: On the immortality of television sets: “function” in the human genome according to the evolution-free gospel of ENCODE Darwinists are still struggling to come to terms with the idea, from the ENCODE project, that 80% of the genome… 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
Something to Scratch Your Head About
| September 24, 2012 | Posted by PaV under Darwinism, Evolution, Genomics |
At PhysOrg they have a blurb about a paper showing that an organism that is 99.99% (!!) identical has, nevertheless, found a way of dealing with the presence of Uranium in completely different ways. Absolutely fascinating! Obviously we’re dealing with two very different environments—one is in a volcanic spring, and the other is atop a… more
Vid: Free tutorials on the 1000 Genomes Project
| August 9, 2012 | Posted by News under Genomics, Human evolution, News |
Plus slides. Get up to speed. Pay nothing. Thank the Internet. more
Ann Gauger on watching Ayala’s no Adam or Eve analysis crumble …
| August 5, 2012 | Posted by News under Darwinism, Genomics, News |
… in light of later research more
Are pseudogenes evidence of code libraries? (a speculative suggestion)
| July 28, 2012 | Posted by andyjones under Comp. Sci. / Eng., Genomics, Intelligent Design, The Design of Life |
Intelligent Design is relatively new in its present form. Proponents often argue that there are features of biology that look like engineering, and in particular, that the programming of life, the DNA software that goes along with the cellular hardware, is analogous to the programming of computers. However, we haven’t yet been able to fully… more
Surely the flap between Zimmer and Luskin is really about common ancestry? Not just disputed chromosome 2 …
| July 26, 2012 | Posted by News under Genomics, Human evolution, Intelligent Design, News |
Luskin and Zimmer should discuss common ancestry directly. What would either side consider good evidence? more
Swingin’ from the chandeliers retro: Rick Sternberg on human-chimp genome similarity
| July 25, 2012 | Posted by News under Genomics, Human evolution, Intelligent Design, News |
In fairness, barroom bores are preferable to lecture room bores because the most they can ruin is a quiet moment. more
Sequencing the genome of a person of 103 years of age
| June 13, 2012 | Posted by News under Genomics, News |
“The centenary presents a distorted epigenome that has lost many switches (methyl chemical group), put in charge of inappropriate gene expression and, instead, turn off the switch of some protective genes.” more
He said it: Rising star geneticist Laurence Hurst on the biggest question of all in genomics
| June 13, 2012 | Posted by News under Genomics, News |
Perfection or junk? And how much of what? more
Bill Dembski: Is information a primitive concept, on a par with matter and energy?
| June 10, 2012 | Posted by News under Genomics, Informatics |
“I’ve got a massive, one-volume encyclopedia of physics on my shelf with publication date 1992. Neither among the main entries nor in the extensive index does the word ‘information’ appear. ” more
Hybrid virus has genome combined by as-yet-unknown mechanism
| April 23, 2012 | Posted by News under Genomics, News |
“No mechanism has been proposed to account for the inferred instances of interviral RNA-DNA recombination… ” more
“Identical sequences of DNA located at completely different places on multiple plant genomes”
| April 10, 2012 | Posted by News under Genomics, News, Plants |
“Although the scientists found identical sequences between plant species, just as they did between animals, they suggested the sequences evolved differently.” more
Adaptation is “a complex process that involves many genes spread across diverse places in the genome”
| April 5, 2012 | Posted by News under Genomics, Intelligent Design, News |
But what is Darwin doing in this genome? more
Gene expression: “Each signaling pathway has its own signaling molecule”
| November 1, 2011 | Posted by News under Genomics, News |
“This is a broad, simplifying concept that is key to understanding how the whole human system works and how the genome responds to the world around it.” more
“Get yer genome sequenced for better health!”? Meet Dr. Reality
| October 14, 2011 | Posted by News under Genomics, Intelligent Design, News |
The one who makes it gets written up for the checkout counter, the hundred who don’t, get written up in online obits … more
New journal tackles “Grand challenges in bioinformatics and computational biology”
| September 23, 2011 | Posted by News under Genomics, News |
Which could upend truisms en masse. more
Retroviruses and Common Descent: And Why I Don’t Buy It
| September 15, 2011 | Posted by Jonathan M under 'Junk DNA', Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary biology, Genetics, Genomics, Human evolution |
Those of you who have been following this blog, as well as Evolution News & Views, for some time, will be aware that I have previously discussed, across multiple articles, the phenomenon of endogenous retroviral inserts into the genomes of primates. Those familiar with the debate over origins will also be familiar with the various… more