tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855268335402896473.post716010000232391671..comments2024-01-23T02:32:28.567-08:00Comments on Darwin's God: Here is Another Retrovirus With an Important FunctionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855268335402896473.post-34735204770859083552015-03-28T08:10:16.273-07:002015-03-28T08:10:16.273-07:00A finnish writer, Tieteen rakkikoira (mongrel of s...A finnish writer, Tieteen rakkikoira (mongrel of science), formed the principle of evolutionary imprecision: "It is surprising, that XXXX excisted fully developed/ready so early in the history of NNNN".<br /><br /> Therefore, no discovery can discredit evolution, because it explains both pros and cons.heponenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15928219297513820773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855268335402896473.post-53870059260907261672015-03-11T11:24:30.740-07:002015-03-11T11:24:30.740-07:00The Onion Test Is a Red Herring (and T. Ryan Grego...The Onion Test Is a Red Herring (and T. Ryan Gregory who originally proposed the Onion Test refutes himself) - Jonathan Wells - March 11, 2015 <br />Excerpt: Biologists have long known that the DNA content (the "C-value") of eukaryotic cells varies by a factor of several thousand, with no apparent correlation to organismal complexity or to the number of protein-coding genes. There is a strong positive correlation, however, between the amount of DNA and the volume of a cell and its nucleus -- which affects the rate of cell growth and division. [3132] Furthermore, in mammals there is a negative correlation between genome size and the rate of metabolism. [33] Bats have very high metabolic rates and relatively small genomes. [3435] In birds, there is a negative correlation between C-value and resting metabolic rate. [3637] In salamanders, there is also a negative correlation between genome size and the rate of limb regeneration. [38],,,<br />"Under the traditional junk DNA and selfish DNA theories," Gregory wrote in 2005, "the relationship between genome size and cell size is considered purely coincidental." Since this approach is incapable of explaining the correlation between C-value and cell size, "the strictly coincidental interpretation has been rejected." [50]<br />http://www.evolutionnews.org/2015/03/the_onion_test094301.html<br />bornagain77https://www.blogger.com/profile/16666666037080692370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855268335402896473.post-17243550156838763732015-03-11T05:04:27.757-07:002015-03-11T05:04:27.757-07:00It might happen once, maybe twice, but how many ti...It might happen once, maybe twice, but how many times is too many for an evolutionist?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617916961040902676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855268335402896473.post-76266461705487660642015-03-10T04:29:43.290-07:002015-03-10T04:29:43.290-07:00Regarding your insight:
"Do they ever wonder...Regarding your insight:<br /><br />"Do they ever wonder at the likelihood of a retrovirus just luckily fitting in to the evolutionary process, and serving in an important role in the production of increasingly complex organisms?"<br /><br />That sums it all up. Especially given the complexity of the process of incorporating new useful genetic material and inserting it in just the right place. Great insight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855268335402896473.post-56316642148982739572015-03-10T03:54:25.980-07:002015-03-10T03:54:25.980-07:00"...the emergence of the regulatory activitie..."...the emergence of the regulatory activities executed by HERV-H could represent an important step in the evolution of our early ancestors."<br /><br />I love how plastic evolutionary biology is. Yesterday's useless junk is today's important contributor to the magical process. It truly is a non-falsifiable theory.Alethinon61https://www.blogger.com/profile/09826280552590911315noreply@blogger.com