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Bacteria deceived us! Life is not simple

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Science advances in fits and starts, and it sometimes takes a detour onto a dead-end road. Bacteria represent one of those roads. Studying bacteria gave us a sense that we could easily figure out biology, that there was a direct connection between genes and behavior, and that life was simple. Granted, there was no other way to get started, but the study of bacteria slowed down our understanding of higher organisms in many ways. From the 'one gene, one enzyme' hypothesis to the thought that living systems can be reduced to a binary decision tree, many things about bacteria misled us and prevented science from seeing that the majority of the information in the genomes of higher organisms is in the non-coding DNA. C-value paradox G-value paradox Transcription factors Bathybius (on Creation.com) One gene, one enzyme hypothesis Lac operon Boolean data
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Manage episode 491788412 series 3382899
Content provided by Dr. Robert Carter. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Dr. Robert Carter or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.
Science advances in fits and starts, and it sometimes takes a detour onto a dead-end road. Bacteria represent one of those roads. Studying bacteria gave us a sense that we could easily figure out biology, that there was a direct connection between genes and behavior, and that life was simple. Granted, there was no other way to get started, but the study of bacteria slowed down our understanding of higher organisms in many ways. From the 'one gene, one enzyme' hypothesis to the thought that living systems can be reduced to a binary decision tree, many things about bacteria misled us and prevented science from seeing that the majority of the information in the genomes of higher organisms is in the non-coding DNA. C-value paradox G-value paradox Transcription factors Bathybius (on Creation.com) One gene, one enzyme hypothesis Lac operon Boolean data
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