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NASA Scientists Insert a 500-million-year-old Gene in Modern Bacteria

“Using a process called paleo-experimental evolution, Georgia Tech researchers have resurrected a 500-million-year-old gene from bacteria and inserted it into modern-day Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria. This bacterium has now been growing for more than 1,000 generations, giving the scientists a front row seat to observe evolution in action.” via The Daily Galaxy You may already know how I feelContinue readingNASA Scientists Insert a 500-million-year-old Gene in Modern Bacteria

Southern Baptists take new name: Great Commission Baptists

“A few weeks ago the Southern Baptist Convention voted to approve a name change. Congregations will now have the option to call themselves “Great Commission Baptists.” The name change is meant to distance from their past association with racism, but it does much more. To those in the know, it announces that their future will be focused on turf warsContinue readingSouthern Baptists take new name: Great Commission Baptists

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