De novo gene Creation sans evolution of genes via mutations
Where do genes come from? – Carl Zimmer The pseudoscientific nonsense touted in this video has been refuted by decades of experimental evidence. The experimental […]
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New technique used in report of atomic-level ecological adaptations
Archaerhodopsin variants with enhanced voltage-sensitive fluorescence in mammalian and Caenorhabditis elegans neurons Directed evolution of a far-red fluorescent rhodopsin reported as: New technique uses a […]
Do mutations and natural selection lead to neuronal organization?
Neuronal organization of olfactory bulb circuits Excerpt 1): “…new neuronal types and connections are often not taken into account in building a model of the […]
Cute misrepresentations of cause and effect
The science of cute How cute is that? ‘Our focus on objective affective reactions to identify core hedonic processes takes its lead from Darwin’s […]