Man of Science, Man of God: Gregor Johann Mendel - Article
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Christine Dao - ... Gregor Johann Mendel What: Father of Modern Genetics When: July 20, 1822 - January 6, 1884 Where: Heinzendorf, Hapsburg Empire (Modern-Day Czech Republic) Gregor Mendel was an Austrian-born, German-speaking Augustinian monk...

Christian Professor Claims Genetics Disproves Historical Adam - Article
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Brian Thomas, Ph.D. - ... and Eve.1 Venema, an evangelical evolutionist, claimed that genetics studies show "there is no way we can be traced back to a single couple."2 Do the data really contradict the biblical account of human history? "Given the genetic variation of...

Human Traits Not So Simple After All - Article
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Jeffrey P. Tomkins, Ph.D. - ... single-gene recessive trait, an explanation that makes genetics appear overly simple. However, some scientists have been questioning this oversimplified paradigm since well before the days of modern genomics and DNA analysis. As early as...

Transposable Elements Key in Embryo Development - Article
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Jeffrey P. Tomkins, Ph.D. - core regulatory network of human embryonic stem cells. Nature Genetics. 42 (7): 631-635. Lynch, V. J. et al. 2011. Transposon-mediated rewiring of gene regulatory networks contributed to the evolution of pregnancy in mammals. Nature Genetics....

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... vs. Genetics: Surprises and Snags in the Science of Common Ancestry For over 150 years, Darwin’s hypothesis that all species share a common ancestor has dominated the creation-evolution...

Evolution of a Creation Scientist - Article
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Jeffrey P. Tomkins, Ph.D. - ... in plant science at the University of Idaho and a Ph.D. in genetics at Clemson University. After working as a post-doctoral scientist in genomics for several years, I became a faculty member in the Department of Genetics and Biochemistry at...

Graduate School to Launch New Science Journal - Article
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- ... the vast field of research conducted by experts in geology, genetics, astronomy, and other disciplines of science, IJCR provides scientists and students hard data based on cutting-edge research that demonstrates the young earth model, the global...

Denisovan Epigenetics Reveals Human Anatomy - Article
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Jeffrey P. Tomkins, Ph.D. - ... amount of fossil material. Now, using a combination of epigenetics (chemical tags on the DNA) and genetics, scientists are attempting to reconstruct what a Denisovan might have looked like. And no surprise, the reconstruction looks fully...

How Do Mother Butterflies Avoid the Poison? - Article
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Brian Thomas, Ph.D. - ... and determining? Butterfly experts recently studied the genetics underlying Heliconius leaf-tasting behavior. They wrote in PLoS Genetics, "Female butterflies drum with their legs on the surface of leaves before laying eggs. This...

Communal Nutrition in Ants: Strong Evidence for Creation - Article
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Jeffrey P. Tomkins, Ph.D. - ... the needs of the group as a whole. One question has been how genetics and social hierarchy interact with the overall nutritional needs of the colony. In fact, social structure greatly complicates the colony’s nutritional regulation, which...