Ecological adaptations reported as evolution in insects and mammals
Evolution of mosquito preference for humans linked to an odorant receptor Excerpt: “Our results also provide insight into the molecular basis of behavioural evolution.” See […]
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De novo DNA methylation?
Epigenomics and the control of fate, form and function in social insects Excerpt: “De novo DNA methylation is critical for developmental divergence of female larvae […]
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 […]
Pseudogenes exemplify past ecological adaptations
Wild Connection: What Animal Courtship and Mating Tell Us about Human Relationships Paperback – June 3, 2014 by Jennifer L. Verdolin Reported as: Are Humans […]
Svante Paabo et al: the end of evolutionary theory
Nutrient-dependent pheromone-controlled ecological adaptations: from atoms to ecosystems My “…atoms to ecosystems approach continues to be based on some speculation, but it is largely based on […]
Stem cell memory is biophysically constrained
Stem Cells Remember Substrates The stiffness of a culture substrate affects the fates of stem cells. By Kerry Grens | March 16, 2014 Excerpt:” Earlier […]
Creation of genes
Drosophila’s New Genes An analysis of the transcriptomes of several fruit fly strains reveals dozens of possible de novo genes in each. By Jef Akst […]
The wrong picture of our evolution
“We have built a picture of our evolution based on the morphology of fossils and it was wrong.” I’ve repeatedly cited the latest literature, especially […]
Creation in 2013 vs nutrient excess, abnormal development, and disease
A review of what we’ve learned about Creation in 2013 History: Analysis of 6,515 exomes reveals the recent origin of most human protein-coding variants Excerpt: “These rare […]
Religion will not vanish; Creationism will flourish
Will religion vanish or will Creationism flourish? Jay R. Feierman, the moderator of the ISHE’s human ethology group, has finally allowed me to respond to […]