bacterial flagellum

Magic, Miracle, or Molecular Mechanism (2)

See also: Magic, Miracle, or Molecular Mechanism? I reiterate: Obviously, not all theorists are committed to telling “Just So” stories about mutations and human evolution. For example, see: Clustered mutations in hominid genome evolution are consistent with APOBEC3G enzymatic activity, which was reported as: Human evolution fast-tracked by mutations from anti-viral enzyme Excerpt (with my emphasis): Magic, Miracle, or Molecular Mechanism (2)

Millions of water molecules vs years of evolution

Electrolytes induce long-range orientational order and free energy changes in the H-bond network of bulk water Reported as: A single ion impacts a million water molecules See also:  Remembering Evolution Visionary Mae-Wan Ho Excerpt:   Mae-Wan Ho believed that “water is the medium of life,” that “[q]uantum coherent water underlies the quantum coherence of organisms.” Millions of water molecules vs years of evolution

Selective reporting of inferences: examples of pseudoscience

In the narrative of this presentation on RNA mediated molecular epigenetics and virus driven entropy, I mentioned that Cori Bargmann is scheduled to deliver a lecture entitled “Genes, neurons, circuits and behavior: an integrated approach in a compact brain.” An integrated approach will help others understand what is currently known about how ecological variation leads Selective reporting of inferences: examples of pseudoscience

Another failed rescue attempt

Social Darwinism, A Case of Designed Ventriloquism Excerpt:  In Wilson’s view, Social Darwinism “is perhaps the most important example of a term that became tainted and needs to be rescued.” According to him, from the very beginning, this term “was used as a pejorative to brand laissez faire policies that Darwin did not endorse. My Another failed rescue attempt

RNA methylation, RNA-directed DNA methylation, learning and memory

sink testing Lab medicine The illegal practice of providing false test results on clinical specimens–eg, vials of blood, urine specimens, that were deliberately discarded–ie, down the sink, without actually testing them Pylori Story #1: Acid Attack Pylori Story #2: Journey to the Center of the Stomach The “Modern Synthesis” is analogous to sink testing in RNA methylation, RNA-directed DNA methylation, learning and memory