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31 May
So almost exactly a year ago, Michael 'LiLo' Behe released his prized pig book, 'Edge of Evolution', where he stated, with utmost certainty, that HIV-1 'has not evolved'.
Yeah, that hasnt worked out too well for him.
Anyway, unlike Ivory Handed Creationists who dont lower themselves to doing anything as dirty as 'research', scientists have kept busy seeking out new proteins within our own bodies to explain some weird evolution in the Vpu gene of HIV-1. Turns out there is a component of the innate immune system that we didnt even know existed before we followed the trail of Vpus 'unimpressive' and 'pathetic' evolution-- tetherin. Tetherin is a way all of your cells can defend themselves against retroviruses (or wayward ERVs). It prevents progeny viruses from spreading-- they stay stuck to the infected cell. Neato!
Well, thats where we left those pathetic evilutionists desperately clinging to Darwinism three months ago. What have they done since?
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