endogenous retroviruses – Uncommon Descent

'Junk DNA'

Junk DNA: Less junk than ever, it seems

Researchers: “Long disregarded as junk DNA or genomic dark matter, endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) have turned out to represent important components of the antiviral immune response. “

Eugene God is an engineer. – At Evolution News and Science Today:...
zweston To debate Dillahunty is an exercise in futility. He is a hyper-skeptic... He also won't bear the burden of proof..... – At Mind Matters News: 3. Atheist...
Silver Asiatic If someone came up to you and said, “I know everything,” the only thing you would ever be able to... – At Mind Matters News: 3. Atheist...
Querius Silver Asiatic, Take a look at this 12-13 minute video and see what you think: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDek6cYijxI -Q – At Quanta: Mathematical Analysis of Fruit...
Silver Asiatic Q It seems that many people see a binary choice between either deterministic and random events. There’s a third choice... – At Quanta: Mathematical Analysis of Fruit...
AaronS1978 “I find it arrogant to presume that any individual could conclude that there is a being that knows everything and... – At Mind Matters News: 3. Atheist...
Silver Asiatic Querius What I’m saying is gravity as a force is unaffected by the environment but there might be many effects... – At Quanta: Mathematical Analysis of Fruit...
Querius Jerry, Using gravity is really inappropriate as a comparison. Yes, there are severe limitations on all analogies. One must choose... – At Quanta: Mathematical Analysis of Fruit...
Querius Hanks, Your mind. Is. Chaotic. LOL. A distinct possibility. -Q – At Quanta: Mathematical Analysis of Fruit...
Silver Asiatic Querius @ 62 -- interesting response. The three-body problem is a side issue attempting to say that, like natural selection,... – At Quanta: Mathematical Analysis of Fruit...
Hanks By what scientific support do you base your continued assertions that changes in allele frequencies, also called random genetic drift,... – At Quanta: Mathematical Analysis of Fruit...
jerry It’s not a process that is independent of the variables – as gravity is a constant force. Who said it... – At Quanta: Mathematical Analysis of Fruit...
Querius Bob O'H @56, Querius @ 52 – seeing as you hadn’t asked me any questions, of course I wouldn’t answer... – At Quanta: Mathematical Analysis of Fruit...
bornagain77 As to this comment from Sarah Perry's article: The term “pious fraud” is usually used to refer to religious people... – Trust in science: How the replication...
Silver Asiatic Jerry It is not a force but a process. And the process absolutely works on all organisms. It just has... – At Quanta: Mathematical Analysis of Fruit...
Silver Asiatic Seversky Not only that but the creator of the Shroud provided us with the basis of a Theory of Everything... – Trust in science: How the replication...
jerry The most authoritative site for the Shroud of Turin is www.shroud.com Nobody has a clue as to how the Shroud... – Trust in science: How the replication...
zweston Once science allowed the leak that neanderthals reproduced with "modern man" now the floodgates are open after there wasn't any... – Shell beads from Morocco found at...
martin_r and here we go again "this behavior may go back much farther than previously thought. " Darwinian 'science' ... – Shell beads from Morocco found at...
Seversky Not only that but the creator of the Shroud provided us with the basis of a Theory of Everything -... – Trust in science: How the replication...
jerry selection is a force acting on organisms is a mistaken notion. It is not a force but a process. And... – At Quanta: Mathematical Analysis of Fruit...