For over a month, I have been responding to biologist Dennis Venema’s criticisms of the RTB human origins model. (See my previous posts: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, and part … more

For over a month, I have been responding to biologist Dennis Venema’s criticisms of the RTB human origins model. (See: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, and part 5] to read my previous responses.) … more

Second verse, same as the first, A whole lot louder, and a whole lot worse

For the last four weeks, I have been responding to biologist Dennis Venema’s criticisms of the RTB human … more

The quest to find hotspots has also become part of molecular geneticists’ daily routine. But instead of looking in coffee shops, cafés, etc., these scientists search for hotspots in … more

I love listening to live blues music. One of my favorite venues is the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, CA, about an hour and a half drive from my house. Discovering the Canyon Club, one of the premier … more

Though this be madness, Yet, there is method in’t.            Hamlet, act 2, scene 2

Polonius thinks that Hamlet has gone mad. But as he … more

A sampling of new research uncovers more function for junk DNA, undermines one of the best arguments for biological evolution

My wife enjoys shopping at large club stores. I, however, don’t … more

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. … more

New Discoveries Raise Questions about Molecular Evolution

One of the most significant challenges to the Christian faith comes from the problem of evil. If God is all-powerful, all-knowing and … more

unk DNA Plays an Important Role in Development

My wife enjoys looking for antiques (and, to my horror, buying them.) For Amy, antiques are priceless treasures. From my standpoint, these relics from … more

Study of Sexual Parasite Reveals Function for Junk DNA

Cell biologists believe that in addition to housing genetic information, DNA plays a skeletal role in the nucleus; the more DNA in the nucleus, … more

Study of Fossil Remains Identifies another Function for Junk DNA

An exceptional paper published a few months ago in Nature provides the first-ever estimates of genome sizes for dinosaurs (even though … more

First Marsupial Genome Indicates that Junk DNA Has Function

In the May 10th issue of Nature an international team of scientists reported a high-quality draft of the genome of the grey short-tailed … more

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 … more

Long Terminal Repeats Function as Promoters for the NAIP Gene in Mammals

Both Christians and skeptics alike expect superior designs to exist throughout nature if, indeed, the all-powerful, … more

"Junk" (or noncoding) DNA has become an icon of evolution. Evolutionary biologists maintain that because junk DNA is an imperfection, it provides incontrovertible evidence for evolution. After all, … more

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” … more

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 … more