Re: [math-fun] Junk DNA allegedly isn't. Big change in standard picture of life.

There have been a lot of claims about junk DNA in this thread that are simply wrong. Rather than enumerate them, I'll just direct you to the blog of Toronto biologist Larry Moran, who has a number of posts about junk DNA, as well as a number of posts illustrating why the latest news has been oversold. http://sandwalk.blogspot.ca/