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Harun Yahya

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in DNA, proved that there are "deep imperfections at the heart of life."
Such comments are commonplace in the biological literature-although
perhaps less common than they were a few years ago. The reason?
Geneticists are discovering functions for what used to be apparent genet-
ic debris. 158

In an article titled " 'Junk' DNA reveals vital role: Inscrutable ge-
netic sequences seem indispensable," Helen Pearson reports that:
Scientists are puzzling over a collection of mystery DNA segments that
seem to be essential to the survival of virtually all vertebrates. But their
function is completely unknown.
The segments . . . lie in the large parts of the genome that do not code for
any protein. Their presence adds to growing evidence that the impor-
tance of these areas, often dismissed as junk DNA, could be much more
fundamental than anyone suspected. 159
Dr. Kelly A. Frazer, who investigated those sections of DNA
claimed to be junk for the Perlegan Sciences company, says, "People
will be intrigued by this [finding]. It is the kind of stuff that blows peo-

ple away." while the Cambridge Broad Institute geneticist Kerstin
Lindblad-Toh describes these studies as "the tip of the iceberg." 160
But despite these findings, most evolu-
tionists continued to advocate the con-
cept of junk DNA right to the bitter
end, since it suited their own purpos-
es. Finally, however, intense research
into DNA proved that the DNA sec-
tions in question were vitally impor-
tant, and were therefore beneficial
DNA segments. Thus another
Darwinist gaffe went down in
the pages of history.