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                                    Strolling with a skeptical biochemist

Sunday, January 18, 2026

These AI predictions are becoming ridiculous!

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The first issue of Nature in 2026 has an article by science writer David Adam. The Science of 2050 Nature explores the future b...
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Saturday, January 17, 2026

Teaching the nature of science vs the scientific method

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There's been a lot of talk about how to teach science literacy. The discussion in the USA centers around STEM (science, engineering, te...
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What are American primaries?

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I'm a Canadian who's always been puzzled about American primaries. It seems to me that the purpose of these primaries is to help a p...
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Answers in Genesis uses the latest DNA research to destroy evolutionary proof (not!)

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There's been so much bad news this week that I though you might enjoy a little humor to lighten your day. Here are some devout Young Ear...
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Thursday, January 15, 2026

Even more regulatory elements?

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The expression of genes is regulated at many levels but one of the most important is regulation at the level of transcription. Transcription...
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Sunday, January 04, 2026

Will AlphaGenome from Google DeepMind help us understand the human genome?

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I recently reported that Google's AI program does a horrible job of summarizing the junk DNA controversy. [ The scary future of AI is re...
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Thursday, January 01, 2026

Intelligent Design Creationists post their #1 story of 2025

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Here's the post on Science & Culture ( sic ) by Casey Luskin: Happy New Year! No. 1 Story for 2025: Bombshell Overturns Myth of 1 P...
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

The activity of "random" DNA supports the junk DNA model

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I complain a lot about the quality of science writing but today's post is very different. I want to highlight an article by Michael Le P...
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Sunday, December 28, 2025

The scary future of AI is revealed by how it deals with junk DNA

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Today I did a Google search for the term "JUNK DNA" and, as usual, the first thing I saw was the Google AI description of junk DNA...
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Friday, December 19, 2025

How many lncRNA genes in the human genome? (2025)

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There is considerable controversy over the total number of genes in the human genome. The number of protein-coding genes is pretty well esta...
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Thursday, December 11, 2025

How many regulatory sites in the human genome?

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The current best model of the human genome is that only 10% is functional and 90% is junk. This model was first developed over half a centur...
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Monday, November 24, 2025

Evolution explains the differences between the human and chimpanzee genomes

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If you align similar regions of the human and chimpanzee genomes they turn out to be about 98.6% identical in nucleotide sequence. The total...
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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Google AI references a "Biblical Genetics" video in claiming that junk DNA is no longer considered junk

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90% of the human genome is junk DNA. Today I did a routine search for "junk DNA" "2025" to see if misinformation i...
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Thursday, September 25, 2025

Wednesday talk at the University of Toronto: Larry Moran on "What's in Your Genome"

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I'm giving a talk next Wednesday (October 1st) to the members of the Senior College (retired faculty). It's at the University of Tor...
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Monday, July 21, 2025

Endogenous retrovirus sequences can be transcriptionally active: the reality vs. the hype

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A recent paper on characterizing endogenous retrovirus sequences has attracted some attention because of a press release from Kyoto Universi...
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