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  1. Thermos aquaticus

    No one should believe in evolution!

    At the same time, scientists do describe proving hypotheses or proving theories. For example: "Given the size of vertebrate genomes (>1 × 10^9 bp) and the random nature of retroviral integration (22, 23), multiple integrations (and subsequent fixation) of ERV loci at precisely the same...
  2. Thermos aquaticus

    In What Way are Mutations Random?

    What observations demonstrate that mutations are not random with respect to fitness? Reference?
  3. Thermos aquaticus

    Adam and Eve Origins

    You are incriminating yourself by flatly rejecting the theory of evolution for no apparent reason. Any evidence to back up these claims?
  4. Thermos aquaticus

    If you really want to defeat Trump, try a different strategy

    Which policies are you thinking of?
  5. Thermos aquaticus

    If you really want to defeat Trump, try a different strategy

    The investigation has always been about how Russia meddled in the last presidential elections. It has never been solely about Trump.
  6. Thermos aquaticus

    Epigenetic Inheritance in Humans

    So what are the DNA differences responsible for these physical differences, and why do you think random mutations could not produce them? Would you agree that the mental differences between humans and chimps is due to differences in DNA sequence?
  7. Thermos aquaticus

    In What Way are Mutations Random?

    The common ancestor of humans and chimps was a primate. We are still primates. The common ancestor of humans and bears was a mammal. We are still mammals. The common ancestor of humans and trout was a vertebrate. We are still vertebrates. See a pattern? You don't evolve out of your...
  8. Thermos aquaticus

    Epigenetic Inheritance in Humans

    So what are the differences between the chimp and human genomes that you think random mutations could not produce?
  9. Thermos aquaticus

    In What Way are Mutations Random?

    Just as we should observe if evolution is true. What does this have to do with the observation that mutations are random with respect to fitness? The bacteria did not create these mutations in response to antibiotics and bacteriophage which is why mutations are said to be random.
  10. Thermos aquaticus

    I've Sacrificed my belief in Evolution for Religion

    Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.
  11. Thermos aquaticus

    Epigenetic Inheritance in Humans

    How are we not observing random mutations occurring right now in human populations? Why do you think chimps and humans are different from each other? Is it because of the differences in DNA between their genomes?
  12. Thermos aquaticus

    In What Way are Mutations Random?

    They evolved into strains that were resistant to antibiotics and bacteriophage.
  13. Thermos aquaticus

    In What Way are Mutations Random?

    That claim is begging for a reference. The papers I have read state quite clearly that mutations are random with respect to fitness. In fact, Salvador Luria won a Nobel prize in part because of his work demonstrating the random nature of mutation. You can read the classic Luria and Delbruck...
  14. Thermos aquaticus

    The Human Genome Is Still Mostly Junk

    Many scientists have described transposons as parasites, so give yourself a gold star. ;)
  15. Thermos aquaticus

    Epigenetic Inheritance in Humans

    We directly observe that the genetic differences between chimps and humans are responsible for the physical differences between those species. We also directly observe that the mutations occurring human genomes match the pattern of mutations that separate chimps and humans, so we have very...
  16. Thermos aquaticus

    The Human Genome Is Still Mostly Junk

    There is DNA that copies itself and then inserts those copies elsewhere in the genome. These are called transposons. A few may end up close to genes and alter gene expression, but the vast majority of transposon insertions are simply selfish DNA whose sole function is to make more copies of...
  17. Thermos aquaticus

    Epigenetic Inheritance in Humans

    The direct observation of mutations occurring in the human genome. Those would be the mutations which separate us from chimps.
  18. Thermos aquaticus

    The Human Genome Is Still Mostly Junk

    That was never the case. That's not what is going on. We understand what is happening in DNA which is why we conclude that it is junk. We know that transposons copy themselves and produce new copies in the genome. They are junk. We know that genes which are no longer needed accumulate...
  19. Thermos aquaticus

    The Human Genome Is Still Mostly Junk

    Luckily, nature has already done the experiment for us. The bladderwort genome is just 83 million bases large, but it has about the same gene content as the human genome which is 3,000 million bases large. The bladderwort genome is thought to be more than 95% functional with little to no junk...
  20. Thermos aquaticus

    Epigenetic Inheritance in Humans

    There are studies where they sequence the genomes of parents and their offspring to find new mutations in offspring. Mutation of the DNA molecule is one of the most fundamental processes in biology. In this study, we use 283 parent-offspring trios to estimate the rate of mutation for both...
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