Facts Of Evolution: The Molecules Of Life

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Facts of Evolution (Chapter 7): Molecular Evolution - The Molecules Of Life.

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EVOLUTION IS REAL SCIENCE:

1. Does The Evidence Support Evolution?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1R8w_QEvEU
2. Vitamin C And Common Ancestry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF2N2lbb3dk
3. Are We Descended From Viruses?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIsWZCSMSSs
4. Does The Fossil Record Support Evolution?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWVoXZPOCGk
5. Where Are The Transitional Forms?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfTbrHg8KGQ

FACTS OF EVOLUTION:

1. Introduction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43SskX-pEqA
2. Universal Common Descent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0UGpcea8Zg
3. Good Design, Bad Design
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mtr3Cum74A
4. Speciation And Extinction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5kumHLiK4A
5. How Fast Is Evolution?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XgeSi1EGkU
6. What Can Embryos Tell Us About Evolution?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAZmLYWEPGk
7. The Molecules Of Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvJFI3ChOUU
8. Molecular Evolution: Genes And Proteins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA7BE3mEb64
9. Retroviruses And Pseudogenes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZvTmgCk1Lo

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Molecular evolution is the process of evolution at the scale of DNA, RNA, and proteins. Molecular evolution emerged as a scientific field in the 1960s as researchers from molecular biology, evolutionary biology and population genetics sought to understand recent discoveries on the structure and function of nucleic acids and protein.

Some of the key topics that spurred development of the field have been the evolution of enzyme function, the use of nucleic acid divergence as a "molecular clock" to study species divergence, and the origin of non-functional or junk DNA. Recent advances in genomics, including whole-genome sequencing, high-throughput protein characterization, and bioinformatics have led to a dramatic increase in studies on the topic. In the 2000s, some of the active topics have been the role of gene duplication in the emergence of novel gene function, the extent of adaptive molecular evolution versus neutral drift, and the identification of molecular changes responsible for various human characteristics especially those pertaining to infection, disease, and cognition.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_evolution
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[osclarkos]

This is a great video

[laysampson1231c]

Your video went viral on Nairobi

[odinata]

@circusOFprecision

You are being debunked as we speak.

Your inability to redraw the phylogenetic tree is the sign that your opinions can't find purchase.

You are failing.

[jessyjessy4]

some great inforamtion here thanks

[simysimss]

love the video really good

[distractionxx]

some really good stuff here

[msjessypp]

good work here

[Casshyr]

@circusOFprecision yea good discussion. It's good to hear you admit that you could be wrong (just like i did). That's very important, it's the key trait that makes you not a religious freak. Those hardcore theists are always claiming that their belief is 100% right, cuz they are on the side of their God, despite no concrete proof to show for it. Nice to hear you admit you could be wrong.