Monthly Archives: September 2015

Follow the palindromes to see how life evolved.

Posted on September 29, 2015 by frankabernathy

You may have heard the catch phrase “follow the money” in the film, All the President’s Men.  Following the money led to an understanding of just how everything works in a money-driven social environment. The same thing may be said about palindromes in terms of biological … Continue reading →

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What if an origin of replication is the origin of everything biological?

Posted on September 26, 2015 by frankabernathy

Sometimes scientists focus on their little corner of the world so intently that they fail to see the forest for the trees. Alternatively, they may be afraid to see the forest because of the ramifications. In any case, however, any biologist worth … Continue reading →

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The miracle of gastrulation or how we grow from a mass of cells into a human being.

Posted on September 25, 2015 by frankabernathy

When humans and other animals are first conceived, they are nothing more than a fertilized egg, which is simply a single cell. This cell begins to divide very rapidly into clones of itself by a process called cleavage. This stage of embryonic … Continue reading →

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Evolution, cancer, cellular differentiation, and gene expression in a complex circular DNA model

Posted on September 16, 2015 by frankabernathy

If eukaryotic chromosomes are composed of complex circular structures instead of the simple linear structures assumed by mainstream science, how are replication, tissue differentiation, and gene expression regulated? Since this is a blog and not a scientific treatise, let me … Continue reading →

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Circular DNA deletions appear widespread in mammals. So what?

Posted on September 12, 2015 by frankabernathy

Circular DNA deletions appear widespread in mammals. With further inspection, this may apply throughout the animal kingdom as well and beyond. So what gives? What is this all about? How important is this phenomenon in terms of evolution, cellular differentiation, … Continue reading →

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