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Religions > Atheism |
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"Budikka666" |
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25 May 2006 06:04:08 PM |
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Traits Passed On Through RNA? |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5011826.stm
"Scientists say they have demonstrated that animals can defy the laws
of genetic inheritance. Researchers found that mice can pass on traits
to their offspring even if the gene behind those traits is absent. The
scientists suggest RNA, a chemical cousin of DNA, passes on the
characteristic - in this experiment, a spotty tail - to later
generations."
Of course, the big fallacy here is that there are "laws of genetic
inheritance" which are so set in stone they cannot be overcome. The
truth is that we really don't know enough about genetics to declare
fixed *laws* at this point. Rebecca Morelle ought not to allow so much
"ease" to attach itself to her "journal".
Budikka
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Traits Passed On Through RNA? |
27 May 2006 03:01:19 AM |
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In article <1148598247.918126.86770@j55g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
"Budikka666" <budikka1@netscape.net> wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5011826.stm
"Scientists say they have demonstrated that animals can defy the laws
of genetic inheritance. Researchers found that mice can pass on traits
to their offspring even if the gene behind those traits is absent. The
scientists suggest RNA, a chemical cousin of DNA, passes on the
characteristic - in this experiment, a spotty tail - to later
generations."
Of course, the big fallacy here is that there are "laws of genetic
inheritance" which are so set in stone they cannot be overcome. The
truth is that we really don't know enough about genetics to declare
fixed *laws* at this point. Rebecca Morelle ought not to allow so much
"ease" to attach itself to her "journal".
It bugs me too when people talk about the 'laws of science' as if they
were immutable. When they hear language like that, no wonder fundies
think that science is a 'religion'. Any scientific principle, theory, or
'law' can be overthrown if confronted with new evidence incompatible
with it. And unlike theologians who ***** and moan about anything that
casts the slightest doubt on their dogma, scientists should rejoice when
an old theory falls because they have learned something new.
Budikka
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"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
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