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4 November 2004
Analyses of complete genomes are providing unprecedented
insights into the evolution of eukaryotes and prokaryotes.
For example recent analyses of four complete genomes have
shown that both prokaryotes and eukaryotes contain two types
of genes, and both types have different inheritances. One
class of genes, informational genes (genes primarily involved
in translation, transcription, replication, etc.), is a
deeply diverging lineage which has been transferred in a
tree-like pattern. In contrast, operational genes (genes
primarily involved in housekeeping), have been inherited
by horizontal transfer. These findings are rapidly changing
our perceptions of the evolution of life and potentially
have implications for a religious understanding of life
and its history.
Keynote Speaker:
- James Lake, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California - Los Angeles
Respondent:
- Antje Jackelén, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Systematic Theology/Religion and Science, Lutheran School of Theology - Chicago, Director of the Zygon Center for Religion and Science
Coverage:
 Listen to Dr. Lake
Listen to Dr. Jackelén
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