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How many times have we heard it claimed that the vast majority of the human genome is "junk" and therefore could not have been designed? Even in the face of overwhelming evidence from the
ENCODE project and
numerous other studies showing that most of our genome has biochemical function,
most evolutionists still maintain that our genomes are largely junk. But a few brave scientists, including some rare evolutionists, have been willing to buck that trend.
In a new article at
Advanced Science News — "
That 'Junk' DNA... Is Full of Information!" — Andrew Moore, the Editor-in-Chief of the respected biology journal
BioEssays, comments on a new
BioEssays paper. The paper finds that our DNA contains
overlapping layered "'dual-function' pieces of information," including a "genomic code" that spans virtually the entire genome in order to "defin[e] the shape and compaction of DNA into the highly-condensed form known as 'chromatin.'" More about that
paper in just a moment. It was written by leading Italian biologist Giorgio Bernardi who played a major role in the discovery of
isochores. Isochores are important in this story. But for now, let's look at Moore's essay. It has something worth mentioning in almost every paragraph.
Moore starts by saying that it should not be surprising that there is more function in the genome than we initially expected:
It should not surprise us that even in parts of the genome where we don't obviously see a 'functional' code (i.e., one that's been evolutionarily fixed as a result of some selective advantage), there is a type of code, but not like anything we've previously considered as such.
Comment: See also:
- Horizontal gene transfer: The surprising trick bacteria uses to render drugs useless
- Darwinism, Creationism... How About Neither?
- Why Darwinism Is Wrong, Dead Wrong - Part 1: Intelligent Design and Information
- In Cambrian Explosion Debate, Intelligent Design Wins by Default
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