Re: Viruses. Yes I've actually heard about these proposals. But it's like discussing Pluto, is it a planet? Are viruses alive? It depends on the definition. And I agree, viruses probably have a big part to play and probably are full of surprises (such as mimivirus http://ribonucleicacids.blogspot.com/2006/02/mimivirus.html )
Bruce Thompson GQ · 6 March 2006
"Let the quotemining begin!" Posted by: Jim Wynne | March 4, 2006 10:02 AM At The Daily Transcript
Well, Dave Scott has fired the first salvo. Apalazzos' writing in a style suited to the layman drew some complaints and corrections from other biologists. DS of course capitalizes on these and dismisses the whole article. Apalazzo presents the arguments as a "hypothesis" and DS says "I can envision no way to test or falsify this nuclear evolution narrative." Of course this hypothesis leads to specific predictions. Apalazzo summarizes "and thus the nucleus arose AFTER mitos arrived." Well there should be some bacteria, we have not seen, with mitochondria like organelle. Although a simplistic predication and does not address cellular trafficking it does go beyond the ID approach which consists of observation --- brick wall - co-opt evolutionary arguments - brick wall - supernatural argument.
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wamba · 3 March 2006
A Palazzo · 4 March 2006
Re: Viruses. Yes I've actually heard about these proposals. But it's like discussing Pluto, is it a planet? Are viruses alive? It depends on the definition. And I agree, viruses probably have a big part to play and probably are full of surprises (such as mimivirus http://ribonucleicacids.blogspot.com/2006/02/mimivirus.html )
Bruce Thompson GQ · 6 March 2006
"Let the quotemining begin!"
Posted by: Jim Wynne | March 4, 2006 10:02 AM
At The Daily Transcript
Well, Dave Scott has fired the first salvo. Apalazzos' writing in a style suited to the layman drew some complaints and corrections from other biologists. DS of course capitalizes on these and dismisses the whole article. Apalazzo presents the arguments as a "hypothesis" and DS says "I can envision no way to test or falsify this nuclear evolution narrative." Of course this hypothesis leads to specific predictions. Apalazzo summarizes "and thus the nucleus arose AFTER mitos arrived." Well there should be some bacteria, we have not seen, with mitochondria like organelle. Although a simplistic predication and does not address cellular trafficking it does go beyond the ID approach which consists of observation --- brick wall - co-opt evolutionary arguments - brick wall - supernatural argument.
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