Larry Moran replies to Michael Behe's new book, "A Mousetrap for Darwin"...
But Summers et al. says "We found that two main lineages of mutational routes lead to chloroquine transport via the chloroquine resistance transporter (PfCRT) and that a low level of chloroquine transport is conferred by as few as two mutations." So Behe seems to be right with specifying two mutations as giving chloroquine resistance.
But let's say Moran is right! So then the edge of evolution moves to 8 mutations? Or four new protein-protein interactions? This would seem not to solve the problem, that evolution is limited.
Well, that's fine, but Behe is interested in new interactions, as in ones not based on already-existing mutations.
Blessings,
Lee
But Summers et al. says "We found that two main lineages of mutational routes lead to chloroquine transport via the chloroquine resistance transporter (PfCRT) and that a low level of chloroquine transport is conferred by as few as two mutations." So Behe seems to be right with specifying two mutations as giving chloroquine resistance.
But let's say Moran is right! So then the edge of evolution moves to 8 mutations? Or four new protein-protein interactions? This would seem not to solve the problem, that evolution is limited.
Well, that's fine, but Behe is interested in new interactions, as in ones not based on already-existing mutations.
Blessings,
Lee
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