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We are encouraged to celebrate ENCODE III and the demise of junk DNA
“Junk DNA” can really matter
Larry Moran’s uphill battle convincing scientists that most of the genome is junk DNA
Nature Reviews Genetics article admits that junk DNA has been “prematurely dismissed”
Predictions, predictions: ID predicts overlapping codes, Darwinism predicts “junk DNA”
Paper at Nature Reviews Genetics demands some respect for junk DNA
“Junk DNA” as a cause of cancer
Is Nature needlessly annoying Dan Graur, the champion of junk DNA?
Science mag explains why we need “junk DNA”
Supposed junk DNA serves as microlens for condensing light
Protein turns jumping genes, once considered “junk DNA,” from “foes into friends”
More “junk DNA” that actually does something
Wouldn’t you know, jumping “junk DNA” can be lethal too
Researchers Nigel Goldenfeld and Thomas Kuhlman noticed that “half of the human genome is made up of retrotransposons [jumping genes, “junk DNA”], but bacteria hardly have them at all” and wondered what would happen if they just inserted some: “We thought a really simple thing to try was to just take one (retrotransposon) out of my genome and put it into the bacteria just to see what would happen,” Kuhlman said. “And it turned out to be really quite interesting.” Their results, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, give more depth to the history of how advanced life may have emerged billions of years ago—and could also help determine the possibility and nature of life on Read More ›
“Junk DNA” regulates regeneration of tissues and organs
From ScienceDaily: Scientists at the MDI Biological Laboratory and the University of Maine have discovered that genetic material in the cell that was previously thought to be “junk” because of its apparent lack of function likely plays a part in regulating genetic circuits responsible for regeneration in highly regenerative animals. … The discovery of these novel long noncoding RNAs and their role in regulating regeneration may lead to an answer to the paramount question that is being examined by scientists at the MDI Biological Laboratory: If highly regenerative animals such as zebrafish and salamanders can regenerate tissues and organs, why we can’t we? The answer could one day lead to the development of drugs to trigger humans’ dormant pathways for Read More ›