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Denyse O'Leary
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November 21, 2020
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Bacterium alters its genome to adapt to new conditions

Denyse O'Leary
November 21, 2020
Cell biology, Genomics, Intelligent Design
Researchers: Achromatium is special in many respects: It is 30,000 times larger than its "normal" counterparts that live in water and owing to its calcite deposits it is visible to the naked eye. It has several hundred chromosomes, which are most likely not identical. This makes Achromatium the only known bacterium with several different genomes. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 21, 2020
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“Genes within genes” may contribute to COVID-19’s pandemic potential

Denyse O'Leary
November 21, 2020
Genomics, Intelligent Design
Researcher: "Missing overlapping genes puts us in peril of overlooking important aspects of viral biology," said Nelson. "In terms of genome size, SARS-CoV-2 and its relatives are among the longest RNA viruses that exist. They are thus perhaps more prone to 'genomic trickery' than other RNA viruses." Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 21, 2020
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Books of interest, Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
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Mike Behe on Genetic and Biological Truth & Myth

Denyse O'Leary
November 21, 2020
Books of interest, Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
This is in connection, of course, with his new book, A Mousetrap for Darwin: Michael J. Behe Answers His Critics which, by the way, is: Best Sellers Rank: #7,155 in Kindle Store 2 in Biochemistry Science 4 in Biochemistry (Books) 4 in Evolution (Kindle Store)It’s nice to see that, in a world largely deformed by Cancel Culture, some people still love a good debate. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 20, 2020
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Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Giant viruses integrate into hosts’ genomes, maybe shaping their evolution at some points

Denyse O'Leary
November 20, 2020
Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design
So can that French scientist Didier Raoult, who discovered the mimivirus, come out of the doghouse now? He was confined for doubting Darwin. But who really has time for Darwin now? Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 20, 2020
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Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
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The bill collector comes. “Science” candidates did poorly in the US election

Denyse O'Leary
November 20, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
Don’t believe us. This is Scientific American talking: " In the House of Representatives, just two endorsed challengers out of eight won, though one race remains too close to call because mailed ballots are still being counted." Yuh. If you are a player, you can lose. That’s why we thought it would have been smarter for the Big Science types to stick to their traditional position as referees instead of jumping into the fray with all the others. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 18, 2020
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Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Origin Of Life
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Researchers: An amino acid could have formed in space long before stars

Denyse O'Leary
November 18, 2020
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Origin Of Life
The researchers “have shown that it is possible for glycine to form on the surface of icy dust grains, in the absence of energy, through 'dark chemistry'. The findings contradict previous studies that have suggested UV radiation was required to produce this molecule.” Hmm. This might provide support for the idea that primitive life forms can travel on comets. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 18, 2020
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Preparing the public for the slow demise of Darwinian evolution theory

Denyse O'Leary
November 18, 2020
Culture, Darwinism, science education
Mike Behe’s new A Mousetrap for Darwin is available today and that’s the position he takes. That’s our sense too. What about New Scientist’s thirteen reasons for moving past Darwin and the doubts about speciation? Whatever else maybe said of these folk, they are not currently suffering from Darwinbrain. We need to distinguish between rubbish dropkicked from one edition to the next of a public school textbook and what alert minds are really thinking. And they're really thinking that it's time to move on. Read More ›