mutation

Hey all, I just ran across this story via an email from a friend at work and wanted to know what the consensus was here on the jref boards. I couldn't find anything with the search function so I thought I'd post it...

Arlin Stoltzfus has a guest blog series on the conflict between Mutationism and the Modern Synthesis on Larry Moran's Sandwalk: Introduction to "The Curious Disconnect" The "Mutationism" Myth I. The Monk's Lost Code and the Great Confusion Theory vs Theory The Mutationism Myth, II...

Pravda reports a sheep caesarian yields a human faced sheep then alludes to the obvious if odious: http://english.pravda.ru/science/mysteries/12-01-2010/111621-sheep_human_face-0 Well, the face is remarkable. Would the study of the lamb's DNA be useful in finding out what area of mutation...

There's an article in the Telegraph about an apple which is half red and half green. They say it's a very rare mutation. I think that nature very rarely creates straight lines or, emulates planes in oval objects. Knives, on the other hand, do that quite often. So does duct tape. I have two...

Here's a story about a snake found in China that has a foot growing out of it. If true, that would be amazing to me, but it's hard to believe. The story is pretty thin and all my googling leads back to this one article. Please set this layman straight, is it woo or is it something that is...

Something's been bothering me, creationists. We've all been informed by the excellent Creation Science Gurus that random mutation can never lead to positive change in an species, only degradation. Thus, we do indeed see mutations, just as evolution predicts, but we never see the really cool...

According to the article at the other end of THIS LINK, all blue-eyed people are descended from a common mutant ancestor. CAUTION: Linking to the article will pop up a "Print" screen (just click "Cancel").

I've tried a cold towel around my head in a darkened room, but to no avail. Could somebody, therefore, please help me answer the following question: If biological evolution relies on random mutations as one of its essential ingredients, then, presumably, the chances of any particular mutation...

Following on from the thread in "science and technology" about this, I am somewhat surprised at the heated reaction to any description of evolution as a stochastic process. When (if ever) is it appropriate to describe evolution or natural selection as "nonrandom"? To my mind, it is...

Partially because of the note in this weeks SWIFT bulletin, and partially because I sometimes do these things to try to stimulate my brain, I just paid a visit to the Official Jehovah's Witness website, watchtower.org, to check out the newer articles. I enjoy reading the more "scientific"...

The title of the thread says it all. I understand that evolution is a process directed through natural selection, but, as I understand it, natural selection is based on the probability, not certainty, of an organism with a specific "fitness complement" (i.e., the set of genes that contribute to...

.... on this guy and his arguments.... and his claim of beeing a scientist video #1 video #2 so what do you think? both (EVO, CREA) sides are more than welcome to answer... his name is: John Pendleton

A friend and I were talking about evolution and he mentioned that the success rate of mutations is less than .1%. He "didn't remember" where he got this tidbit, but I'm wondering if it's even relevant. Since you guys are generally more educated on such things than myself, I figured I would ask...

Hey I'm personally a christian who believes in evolution. One question I've often heard though I don't know a good answer for. Simply put a lot of creationists say that there is no known examples of a beneficial mutation. Can any one give me an example? I"m not saying it proves or disproves...

Scientists test system to correct mutations in DNA Washington Post | April 4, 2005 Inspired by the body's system for fixing genetic glitches, scientists at a company in California have made a molecular repair kit that corrects mutations in a cell's DNA. In experiments with human cells...

Hello all, We previously had materialistic discussions in "Post-Fertilization topic" and do come to some conclusion. I hope we can also discuss similarily in this topic--to share something. Several diseases so considered as heriditary/genetic eg. Diabetes, can be the result of two factors...