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According to Montreal police a suspect has been arrested in the "David Mabus" case. They don't say who it was but we all know...

"Pervasive transcription" refers to the idea that a large percentage of the DNA in mammalian genomes is transcribed. The idea beca...

Don Johnson has written a book that I'm probably going to have to buy (and read) if I ever hope to understand Intelligent Design Creati...

Canadian Blood Services is a non-profit organization charged with the responsibility of collecting and managing the blood supply for Canadi...

Problem is, Dennis Markuze is never identified by name. There are other inaccuracies in the news report but at least something is being don...

William Lane Craig is promoting his Reasonable Faith Tour of the UK this October. He would like to debate atheists during his visit to the ...

In spite of what they promised earlier, the Evolution News & Views (sic) blog does not allow comments. That's why I'm posting a...

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has produced a draft policy on Non-Allopathic (Non-Conventional) Therapies in Medical Pra...

Barry Arrington tries to convince us that Intelligent Design Creationism is scientific [ The ID Hypothesis ]. He writes about "comple...

According to Wikipedia, Hubris ... means extreme haughtiness, pride or arrogance. Hubris often indicates a loss of contact with reality a...

I teach a course called "Scientific Controversies and Misconceptions." (You won't be surprised to learn that one of the main ...

Ralph de Amicis claims to be an expert on wine. He lives in the Napa Valley in California and runs tours of the vineyards with his wife, La...

This is part 9 of my review of The Myth of Junk DNA . For a list of other postings on this topic see the links below. For other postings on ...

  RNA viruses are viruses that contain RNA instead of DNA. When the RNA molecule is injected into the cell it serves immediately as a templa...

Bjørn Østman of Pleiotropy and Carnival of Evolution was in town for a visit on Monday, Aug. 8, 2011. We talked about evolution, accommo...