Evolution CAN Increase Information (Classroom Edition)

This video explains how new information can be and is created by evolutionary processes.



Sources:

"Birth of a unique enzyme from an alternative reading frame of the preexisted, internally repetitious coding sequence," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 81:2421-2425.



Citrate-eating E. coli: "Inaugural Article: Historical contingency and the evolution of a key innovation in an experimental population of Escherichia coli," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105(23):7899-7906.




Human hemoglobin genes: "Hemoglobins from bacteria to man: evolution of different patterns of gene expression," Journal of Experimental Biology 201(8):1099-1117.



Melanoma antigens: "Utilization of an Alternative Open Reading Frame of a Normal Gene in Generating a Novel Human Cancer Antigen," Journal of Experimental Medicine, 83:1131-40



Over 400 new genes: "Frequent appearance of novel protein-coding sequences by frameshift translation," Genomics 88(6):690-697

Category:

Education

Tags:

• creation
• evolution
• intelligent
• design
• richard
• dawkins
• nylonase
• information
• theory
• shannon

[TheHoggopogo]

You talk about observation.

Did anyone observe the particular spot in the genetic code where the new nucleotide was added, at the moment of the mutation?

[shanedk]

@TheHoggopogo Yes, it's listed in the source.

[GuitarMannnnnn]

@TheHoggopogo "Did anyone observe the particular spot in the genetic code where the new nucleotide was added, at the moment of the mutation?" Sorry, if you're not a creationist, I don't know why else you would ask that.

[TheHoggopogo]

@GuitarMannnnnn

Lol you make a lot of claims about someone you don't even know buddy.

[GuitarMannnnnn]

@shanedk @TheHoggopogo.... Jeeezzz, and creationists get all upset when scientists point out that they deny all evidence despite it's over-abundance and validity. There's just no end to their ridiculous questions! And it's not even because they're genuinely curious or interested in science, it's because they're trying to find a place in science to wedge their theology, and it is so depressing for me to observe such foolishness. People really need to pay attention in school... tsk tsk.

[peyupsgurl]

it doesnt add up information.. it changed information that will be functional during that time.

[peyupsgurl]

in·for·ma·tion (nfr-mshn)

n.

1. Knowledge derived from study, experience, or instruction.

2. Knowledge of specific events or situations that has been gathered or received by communication; intelligence or news. See Synonyms at knowledge.

3. A collection of facts or data: statistical information.

4. Computer Science Processed, stored, or transmitted data.

5. A numerical measure of the uncertainty of an experimental outcome.

[shanedk]

@xXsakkelaoXx "I've obtained INFORMATION yes, and yes the genetic sequences og the genes where designed to change, didn't you read my comment?"

Yes, we just see it for what it is: bald assertion with nothing to back it up, that contradicts the observed facts.

"Are anyone here familiar to what the loss of function the bacteria got?"

As has already been pointed out, there wasn't one!