Tag: science
Hey, "These Sequences May Not Be Junk, After All"! Nature and Heredity Report Function for Non-Coding DNA
When we look for function, we find it, and when we don’t look for function, someone else finds it.
From Ars Technica, Bogus Objections to Academic Freedom Bills
It’s hard to make a defensible argument in favor of censorship.
A Big Problem for Common Descent: Hundreds of "Active ‘Foreign’ Genes" Don’t Fit the Standard Evolutionary Phylogeny
The transfer of genes between organisms living in the same environment is known as horizontal gene transfer (HGT).
From Steven Wise, TED Conference Hears that Chimps and Bonobos Are "Slaves"
I wonder: Has TED ever had anyone defend the unique value of human life?
“Solution” to an Origin of Life Puzzle Highlights the Need for Careful Planning by an Intelligent Investigator
A new paper in Nature Chemistry claims to show that many building blocks of life could have been created through organic chemistry on the early Earth.