Co-Option and Protein Homology Don’t Explain the Evolution of the Flagellum

author, bacteria, bacterial flagellum, Brian Miller, co-option, coordination, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Black Box, Emily Reeves, Evolution, evolutionary models, flagellar assembly, flagellar function, H. Allen Orr, indirect evolution, Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity, mental agent, Michael Behe, Nicholas Matzke, protein homology, proteins, Rope Kojonen, Stephen Dilley, synchronization, T3SS, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design (series), Type 3 Secretory System
Rope Kojonen wants to join “design and evolution,” but only by setting aside some of the main features of the flagellum. Source
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Study Challenges Evolutionary Relationship Between Flagellum and Type III Secretory System

ATP synthase, bacterial flagellum, Cell (journal), Darwin's Black Box, Eduardo P. C. Rocha, Evolution, Howard Ochman, human technology, Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity, Jiaxing Tan, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Judge John E. Jones, Kitzmiller v. Dover, last bacterial common ancestor, Michael Behe, molecular machines, motors, Nature Reviews Microbiology, New Scientist, propeller, pumps, rotary engine, Salmonella, Sophie S. Abby, T3SS, University of Arizona
There are various types of flagella, but all function like a rotary engine made by humans. Even non-ID scientists marvel at the complexity of these machines. Source
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