Posted on 12/16/2014 5:52:03 AM PST by fishtank
Unlocking the Origins of Snake Venom
by Jeffrey Tomkins, Ph.D. *
The origin of snake venom has been a long-time mystery to both creationists and evolutionists. Interestingly, new research confirms that the same genes that encode snake venom proteins are active in many other tissues.1
According to the biblical record, God’s creation was originally void of death, disease, and violence. Because of Adam and Eve’s rebellion, the whole of creation became subject to a curse that resulted in snakes with venom, stinging arthropods, and countless diseases. One of the chief questions facing creation biologists and geneticists is how venom was manifested in the genomes and cellular biology of creatures. A new scientific model that explains this paradox is gaining credibility thanks to a variety of studies in different types of organisms.2,3 In this model, genes and their regulatory sequences have either been corrupted and/or lost through genome degradation to bring about scenarios in nature that seem to defy the original harmonious purpose of God’s creation.
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I habitually find comic strip sites and spends hours hitting “next”.
:D
My family is like a hillbilly Hamlet.
I could do that, but then I’d have little to look forward to each morning when I get on the ‘puter.
Dysfunctional barely begins to describe my family...
We can hang out for Christmas.
Mom goes to my sister’s house, and I don’t even know it is and then does the family thing with her in laws.
I sit here, FReep and stare at the animals.
:)
Thanks for the invite...sounds like it’d be fun.
We are on the opposite coast from my family...and wifey doesn’t have any she wants to associate with close by either.
We’ll do gifts, listen to Christmas tunes, especially TSO and then start getting Christmas dinner ready in between putting things together...
I especially hate when she buys new electronics and I find out I need some special doodad or cables in order to connect it to the existing gadgets.
The dogs always get Christmas gifts as well...favorite treats are wrapped up and they get to “open” them otherwise they tend to get a bit jealous.
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