Beta-Globin Pseudogene Is Functional After All

One of the key arguments of human evolution has now suffered the same fate as many other debunked icons of the errant paradigm of "junk DNA." In this case, it is new research related to the beta-globin pseudogene—which now shows it to be functional and important to hemoglobin gene regulation.


Yeast Survive as They 'Fail to Optimize'

The word "fail" usually implies that something went wrong. To fail a school exam decreases the chances of passing the course, and failing a physical exam portends poor health. But when scientists studied yeast and bacteria that "fail to optimize" the production of certain proteins, they discovered that's actually a very good thing.


Circular RNAs Increase Cell Bio-Complexity


Transposable Elements Are Key to Genome Regulation


The Resurrection of 'Junk DNA'?

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