Junk DNA"Junk" DNA Not so Junky
By Fuz Rana A recent report by researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) provides new evidence that non-coding DNA (typically referred to as “junk” DNA or “selfish” DNA) is not useless. Instead it appears to serve an essential function in complex cells.1 A Couple of Tasty Morsels
Posted by Fazale ‘Fuz’ Rana, Ph.D. A sampling of new research uncovers more function for junk DNA, undermines one of the best arguments for biological evolution Are Pseudogenes Junk?
Posted by Fazale 'Fuz' Rana, Ph.D. Evolutionary biologists regard “junk” DNA as one of the most potent pieces of evidence for biological evolution. Often identical (or nearly identical) segments of junk DNA occur in a wide range of related organisms. Dinosaur Genome Size Estimates: Lagerstatten of Design
Posted by Fazale 'Fuz' Rana, Ph.D. Study of Fossil Remains Identifies another Function for Junk DNAFunctional DNA amid Piles of Junk
by Fazale "Fuz" R. Rana, Ph.D. Sometimes my daughters' bedrooms are unbelievably messy. Junk everywhere. It often looks like a clothes bomb detonated. I have no idea how they can find anything in the aftermath of such devastation. Is Junk DNA Evidence for Biological Evolution?
Posted by Fazale 'Fuz' Rana, Ph.D. Long Terminal Repeats Function as Promoters for the NAIP Gene in Mammals Junk DNA Regulates Gene Expression
Posted by Fazale ‘Fuz’ Rana, Ph.D. Junk DNA Plays an Important Role in DevelopmentJunk DNA: A Problem for the Evolutionary Paradigm?
Posted by Fazale ‘Fuz’ Rana New Discoveries Raise Questions about Molecular Evolution More on the Nucleoskeletal Hypothesis
Posted by Fazale 'Fuz' Rana, Ph.D.
Study of Sexual Parasite Reveals Function for Junk DNAOpossum Genome Leaves Evolution’s Best Argument Dead in the Road
First Marsupial Genome Indicates that Junk DNA Has Function
Yet Another Use for “Junk” DNA
By Fuz Rana, Ph.D. A team of scientists from Case Western Reserve (CWRU) School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, has developed convincing circumstantial evidence for yet another function for so-called “junk” DNA. Junk DNAJunk DNA |
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