Some ‘Junk DNA’ May Act as Computer Memory *
January 30, 2018
Growing evidence supports the hypothesis that certain non-coding 'retrotransposons' may function as computational memory for genes. *[Audio version included]
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Cell Repair Majors on Majors
January 10, 2018
When hit by damaging mutations, cells repair genes before non-coding areas. How do they know?
Another RNA World ‘Missing Link’ Experiment Misses the Point
January 9, 2018
Magic droplets overcome one hurdle with help from humans, but so what?
Evaluating Claims of Oldest Fossil Microbes
December 21, 2017
Are these fossils 3.45 billion years old? Are they even fossils? Serious questions need to be asked when the news gets excited about world records for oldest life on Earth.
Bacteria Rule the Earth
December 14, 2017
Bacteria are inescapable. They're everywhere. Fortunately, many of them are here for good.
Health May Depend on Good Viruses and Microbes
November 30, 2017
There is still much to learn about the human body. Some of our best friends may not even share our own genes.
Fossil Forest Found in Antarctica
November 20, 2017
Claimed to be 280 million years old, stumps of fossil trees retain original material in the world's coldest climate.
New Guidebook for Earthlings Published
November 19, 2017
A new book by two CEH authors can help readers understand their spacecraft and its mission. Dr Henry Richter, distinguished NASA scientist, former Caltech professor and inventor, the last surviving manager of Explorer 1 (January 31, 1958), has a new book worth sharing. Its title appeals to all readers on the planet: Spacecraft Earth: A […]
Boastful Origin-of-Life Claims Conceal Contradictions
November 14, 2017
The latest speculations about life’s origins always overlook the most essential component: the origin of biological information. Suggestive catch-phrases are no substitute for demonstration. Evolutionary scientists employ stock phrases like “missing link” and “RNA world” and “prebiotic soup” that conceal, rather than illuminate, the actual chemical problems getting from molecules to life. The so-called “building […]
Biomimetics Continues Its Enthusiastic Winning Streak
November 13, 2017
If science continues its focus on natural designs, everyone stands to benefit.
Excusing Darwinism’s Lack of Evidence
November 2, 2017
Several recent papers either rationalize evolution's failures, or else agree that the theory needs revision.
Selective Extinctions Defy Logic
October 26, 2017
To believe the standard evolutionary timeline, you have to accept some highly unreasonable notions.
Plants Use Elaborate Email System
October 24, 2017
If email is a system for delivering two-way coded messages across a distance, plants had it long before humans thought of it.
Cell Repair Requirement Demolishes Origin-of-Life Speculation
October 12, 2017
A biology professor who came out of a Darwinian communist country explodes origin-of-life speculation with real world facts about genetic repair mechanisms.
Cells Teach Humans About Design
September 30, 2017
Biomimetics extends to the cellular level, where extraordinary processes show engineers the right way to do things.