ENCODE Junks Evolutionary Concept January 1, 2013 For several decades, biochemists thought a vast proportion of most organisms’ genomes consisted of junk—DNA sequences that once had value but decayed into nonfunctional... Publications by Joseph Bergeron Read
ENCODE Junks Evolutionary Concept January 1, 2013 For several decades, biochemists thought a vast proportion of most organisms’ genomes consisted of junk—DNA sequences that once had value but decayed into nonfunctional... Publications by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read
Eat This: Zombies Are Real October 26, 2012 They prey on their own kind. Some might call it cannibalism, but it’s the only way they can survive. Indeed, the zombie apocalypse is... Blog by Read
TNRTB Classic: Junk DNA and the Nucleoskeletal Hypothesis October 11, 2012 A few days ago I wrote about the ENCODE project and the new recognition that, at minimum, 80 percent of the human genome consists... Publications by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read
Responding to ENCODE “Skeptics” October 8, 2012 Recently, the ENCODE Project Consortium reported that 80 percent of the human genome consists of functional elements, major indicators of design. But some skeptics... Publications by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read
TNRTB Classic: Intelligent Design of DNA Information Systems September 13, 2012 ... I wrote about a recent advance in biotechnology that highlights the incredible information-carrying capacity of DNA. This biomolecule can store information, because... Publications by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read
TNRTB Classic: A Watchmaker’s Design August 16, 2012 A few days ago I wrote about the molecular rotary motor F1-F0-ATPase, arguing that its supramolecular architecture and operation bear an uncanny similarity to... Publications by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read
Addressing the Concerns of a Critic and the Case for Intelligent Design August 13, 2012 I don’t like to be criticized—not. one. bit. But if I am honest with myself, there is almost always some measure of validity to... Publications by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read
TNRTB Classic: Optimal Design by a Creator July 12, 2012 A few days ago, I described new work that demonstrates the optimal design of the cell’s metabolism. Many other features of the cell’s chemistry... Publications by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read
The Optimal Design of Metabolism July 9, 2012 One of the biggest shocks I experienced when we moved from Cincinnati to the Los Angeles area thirteen years ago was the traffic—and the... Publications by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read
Spider-Man Spins a Design Argument June 29, 2012 In a few days, fervent fans will scatter to the nearest theater to catch one of the most anticipated movies of the summer: The... Blog by Read
Resistance Is Futile. Redundancy Is Not. June 15, 2012 Editors aren’t Borgs. Honest. But we often stress that resistance to saving multiple versions of the same document is futile. This practice might seem... Blog by Read