horizontal gene transfer: the real IM? (Introduction)

by David Turell , Friday, December 19, 2014, 01:24 (3416 days ago) @ Balance_Maintained
edited by David Turell, Friday, December 19, 2014, 01:38


> Tony: They then went on to compare the likely hood of a process they have not witnessed to viral transmissions which are on a totally different level. What I see when I read this is: 
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> "We find a lot of stuff that doesn't agree with the theory of evolution. In order to save the theory of evolution, we have to create some new method that can be neither proved nor disproved to support the theory."-What I found was a review essay. I could not check references to check the studies alluded to. But the author says this:-"The fact that horizontal gene transfer happens among eukaryotes does not require a complete overhaul of standard evolutionary theory, but it does compel us to make some important adjustments. According to textbook theories of evolution, the major route of genes moving between organisms is parent to child - whether through sex or asexual cloning - not this sneaky business of escorting genes between unrelated organisms. We must now acknowledge that, even among the most complex organisms, vertical is not the only direction in which genes travel."-http://aeon.co/magazine/science/how-horizontal-gene-transfer-changes-evolutionary-theory/-I've re-read the essay. I find it very positively presented, and damaging to Darwin theory, as God could have set this up as part of His evolutionary program.-Here is another example;-http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141124125430.htm-"Bacteria compete for resources in the environment by injecting deadly toxins into their rivals. Researcher have now discovered that many animals steal toxins from bacteria to fight unwanted microbes growing on them. Genes for these toxins have jumped from bacterial to animals. These genes are now permanently incorporated into the genomes of these animals. Deer ticks, which can carry Lyme disease, are one of the many diverse organisms in which toxin gene transfers from bacteria to animal has occurred."