Let there be anti-entropic light (2)
Without knowing anything about the biophysically constrained chemistry of protein folding that links light-induced amino acid substitutions to the stability of DNA is the organized […]
epistasis
Modeling conserved microRNA expression
Insects as models to study the epigenetic basis of disease Excerpt: “…selected insects can be used as models for human diseases with an epigenetic component […]
From 3-D to epigenetically-effected 4-D genome make-up
Discoveries in 3-D Genome Make-Up and Genetic Changes: Clarification of differences amidst chromosome pairs and how gene expression is effected by chromosome folding Excerpt: “…offers […]
Imagining that data historically supports evolutionary theory
1) Arguments in the evo-devo debate: say it with flowers! Abstract excerpt: A key question in evolutionary developmental biology is how DNA sequence changes have […]
Thermodynamic constraints and ecological adaptations sans evolution
Relationship between protein thermodynamic constraints and variation of evolutionary rates among sites Excerpt: “…a two-variable model that combines stability and stress signi ficantly improves predictions. Therefore, […]
No excuses: Creation and the meaning of organismal complexity
E.O. Wilson On ‘The Meaning Of Human Existence’ Excerpt: “We’re one species — glorious though we are — we are just one species out of […]
Genomic surveillance ends our world of RNA-mediated ecological adaptations
Why is this woman smiling? 1) Identifying Recent Adaptations in Large-Scale Genomic Data Senior author: Sabeti with co-author Rinn Excerpt: “As natural selection can only […]
Mathematical model: microRNA and epigenetic regulation
Hypothesis & Theory ARTICLE Front. Genet. | doi: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00345 Interplay of microRNA and epigenetic regulation in the human regulatory network. Excerpt: “…a detailed model of […]
What causes evolution?
See also: The irony and confusion of molecular epigenetics. This is a follow-up Re: Epistasis and Allele Specificity in the Emergence of a Stable Polymorphism in […]
Darwinian theories vs Darwin’s facts
“Darwin’s Theories“, submitted by Celia Secades of the Elesapiens website was the runner-up in the Third Annual NESCent Evolution Video Contest. (unfortunately, the video has been removed — perhaps […]