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Junk DNA may not be junk after all

"Once thought of as junk, noncoding sequences of DNA fill in the gaps between genes and make up more than 90 percent of our genome. Recently, scientists have discovered that these stretches of DNA contain regulatory elements that control how and when nearby genes are turned...

Evolutionism can explain it, but can Creationism?

The four-legged chick.  See photograph.

The Scientific Basis of Socialism

"The Evolution of Future Wealth By Stuart A. Kauffman Technologies evolve much as species do, and that underappreciated fact is the key to growth"

Another U of A Dino Find

"Ok its not a dinosaur, its a prehistoric post-dino mammal. Another set of fossils boxed up and ignored for years at the University of Alberta only to reveal that they are the bones of a mysterious unkown prehistoric mammal.Few dozen fossils all that's left of one of...

More Porridge

"More evidence for the Goldilocks Enigma..... Scientists prove that parts of cell nuclei are not arranged at random from PhysOrg.com "

Golidlocks Enigma

"Life is not a box of chocolates it is a bowl of porridge."

Whose WMD are the greatest threat to world peace?

* China * France * India * Iran * Iraq * Israel * North Korea * Pakistan * Russia * Ukraine * United Kingdom * United States  

Researchers Find Smallest Cellular Genome -'Unbelievable'

"The smallest collection of genes ever found for a cellular organism comes from tiny symbiotic bacteria that live inside special cells inside a small insect. The bacteria Carsonella ruddii has the fewest genes of any cell. The bacteria's newly sequenced genome, the complete...

POLL: Evolution - Creationism - Intelligent Design

Which of these do you support?

Earth's 'Wobbles' Spurring Cycles of Evolution and Extinction?

From the National Geographic: Small changes in Earth's orbit and tilt may have regulated the cyclical rise and fall of many prehistoric mammal species, new research suggests.Earth's orbital patterns are believed to drive long-term climate change.Over millions of years these...

Evolution: Stink bug guts reveal DNA surprise

From the New Scientist: The gut bacteria of the humble stinkbug could reveal intriguing insights into the evolutionary origins of disease-causing bacteria, researchers say. ...To their surprise, the stinkbug DNA family tree pattern proved identical to the bacterial DNA family...