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de novo genes

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
March 15, 2022
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Culture, Darwinism, Genetics, Human evolution, Intelligent Design
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What? Paper on human mutation admits to “fundamentally challenging” neo-Darwinism?

Denyse O'Leary
March 15, 2022
Culture, Darwinism, Genetics, Human evolution, Intelligent Design
But Darwinism about human beings is the bread and butter of pop science media! If that’s under threat now, what will become of, for example, evolutionary psychology? Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
March 9, 2022
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Genetics, Human evolution, Intelligent Design
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Researchers: Some genes are unique to humans

Denyse O'Leary
March 9, 2022
Genetics, Human evolution, Intelligent Design
One of the faculty advisors is Nathan Lents, known to many readers as the author of a book, Human Errors: A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes, claiming that humans are poorly designed. Perhaps we will soon hear that these unique, de novo genes were poorly designed. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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March 11, 2020
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Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
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Why does Darwinism remind one of the propaganda of unfree countries?

Denyse O'Leary
March 11, 2020
Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
Never mind that the de novo genes have no apparent ancestors. Universal common ancestry, the supposed bedrock of the system, is not as important as simple, unquestioning obedience to the current pronouncements of the ideologues. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 15, 2019
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Culture, Darwinism, Evolution, Genomics, Intelligent Design
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So creationism works—but only for genes?

Denyse O'Leary
August 15, 2019
Culture, Darwinism, Evolution, Genomics, Intelligent Design
So 2/3 of the time, we have “ de novo emergence from ancestral non-genic sequences, such that homologues genuinely do not exist?” Okay. Somebody better go put their arm around the Selfish Gene. It’s tough being the Last Darwinian. Gene, we did not do this to you. Francis Collins and Craig Venter did this to you. Honest. Read More ›