Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Is nature mostly a tinkerer or an inventor? or was it all front loaded? by Who?

Who did the front loading?  

IDvolution - God “breathed” the super language of DNA into the “kinds” in the creative act.


This accounts for the diversity of life we see. The core makeup shared by all living things have the necessary complex information built in that facilitates rapid and responsive adaptation of features and variation while being able to preserve the “kind” that they began as. Life has been created with the creativity built in ready to respond to triggering events.

Phys.org August 18, 2015 published the following.

Is nature mostly a tinkerer or an inventor?  

The Krüppel-like factor and specificity protein (KLF/SP) genes are found across many species, ranging from single cell organisms to humans. This gene family has been conserved during evolution, because it plays a vital role in regulating the expression of other genes.


"Our study paints a picture of nature innovating largely through sharing the functional bits of —tinkering with molecular genetic material that already exists," said William E. Browne, assistant professor of Biology at UM's College of Arts & Sciences and principal investigator of the study.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-08-nature-tinkerer-inventor.html#jCp
"Our study paints a picture of nature innovating largely through sharing the functional bits of genes—tinkering with molecular genetic material that already exists," said William E. Browne, assistant professor of Biology at UM's College of Arts & Sciences and principal investigator of the study.

"This is interesting because it supports the idea that the appearance of new types of cells in a lineage of organisms as they evolve may be, more commonly, a consequence of turning off genes in unique temporal and spatial combinations," Browne said. "Large numbers of unique cell types are required to support the development of complex tissues and organs."


A prior finding

Front Loading? Genetic Entropy? Complexity to simplicity? 

Phys.org)—The view that animals have become more complex over time could be a thing of the past, according to the latest research.

The new evidence, from scientists at the University of St Andrews, suggests that some modern day animals may have evolved instead by becoming less complex. 
-and-

Our Fragile Intellect

"Taken together, the large number of genes required for intellectual and emotional function, and the unique susceptibility of these genes to loss of heterozygosity, lead me to conclude that we, as a species, are surprisingly intellectually fragile and perhaps reached a peak 2000–6000 years ago. But if we are losing our intellectual abilities, how did we acquire them in the first place? This will be the topic of
the next section [15]. "

 

You do the math......... 

 

"Our study paints a picture of nature innovating largely through sharing the functional bits of —tinkering with molecular genetic material that already exists," said William E. Browne, assistant professor of Biology at UM's College of Arts & Sciences and principal investigator of the study.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-08-nature-tinkerer-inventor.html#jCp
"This is interesting because it supports the idea that the appearance of new types of cells in a lineage of organisms as they evolve may be, more commonly, a consequence of turning off genes in unique temporal and spatial combinations," Browne said. "Large numbers of unique cell types are required to support the development of complex tissues and organs."

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-08-nature-tinkerer-inventor.html#jCp
"This is interesting because it supports the idea that the appearance of new types of cells in a lineage of organisms as they evolve may be, more commonly, a consequence of turning off genes in unique temporal and spatial combinations," Browne said. "Large numbers of unique cell types are required to support the development of complex tissues and organs."

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-08-nature-tinkerer-inventor.html#jCp

Sunday, August 9, 2015

Monday, August 3, 2015

Rationality of Belief in God

At around 1:00 Dr Kreeft explains faith and reason and the intersection where both are true. (see illustration below)

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

How Could God Interact with the World? (William Dembski)

Closer to Truth

   

How Could God Interact with the World? (William Dembski)

 

 

Saturday, May 23, 2015

Evolution 2.0 New Book

“This book is groundbreaking in synthesizing the latest science.  No other single book brings it all together so well.

Evolution 2.0  Breaking the Deadlock between Darwin and Design is a must read to those interested in the current state of the supposed conflict between faith and reason. It shows that where they intersect they are not in opposition.

Evolution 2.0 is the future.  Beautifully written and engaging it is useful for the person who is eager to learn more and take the journey with Perry.  It will especially appeal to engineers who design everyday and recognize it in the language of DNA and the sophistication of life.  The Grand Design of life is fully appreciated on page after page.




Saturday, February 28, 2015

Genetic Piano Again

In a prior post Genetic Piano Perhaps someone was listening........ A while ago I posted on the idea that we should look at genes like keys on a piano. The number of tunes that can be cranked out is astounding. Sometimes a single key is played or in combinations. Some are rarely played but still can produce beautiful music. Now someone else has picked up on this idea. More support for IDvolution.

Now from Nature:

Epigenome: The symphony in your cells

A slew of papers reveals the chemical tweaks to DNA in a wealth of different cells — as explained with the help of a small orchestra.

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Does Richard Dawkins Exist? - Answers to "Scientific" Materialism

Dr. Bonnette gets to the heart of the matter, illustrating the absurdity and irrationalism of scientific materialism. Richard Dawkins by his own ideas of the universe does not exist! Does Richard Dawkins Exist? An Introduction to Atheistic Materialism to Theistic Hylemorphism"