So I'm pretty sure most of us are well aware of the ID camp using the Bacterial Flagellum as a key "irreducibly complex" system. This issue was also greatly discussed and studied, but I always cared about the _details_.
The famous argument made between Miller and Behe in court demonstrated that there is similarity between the flagellum and what is called the type III secretory system which is presumed to be the precursor of the flagellum. Furthermore, the idea is to show homologies exists among the proteins of the bacteria flagellum and others that preexisted before the evolution of the flagellum. A very good explanation of the evolution of the bacterial flagellum is found on CDK007 Youtube video:
CDK007 Youtube video
However, I found a video response and also a blog post titled The Bacterial Flagellum and Homology that claims that roughly ~52% of the proteins in the Salmonella flagellum are not homologous to any known precursors using sources from a peer reviewed journal.
Wouldn't that pose a serious problem to the proposed evolutionary model? I tried to find responses to this claim online but couldn't find any, any ideas?
The famous argument made between Miller and Behe in court demonstrated that there is similarity between the flagellum and what is called the type III secretory system which is presumed to be the precursor of the flagellum. Furthermore, the idea is to show homologies exists among the proteins of the bacteria flagellum and others that preexisted before the evolution of the flagellum. A very good explanation of the evolution of the bacterial flagellum is found on CDK007 Youtube video:
CDK007 Youtube video
However, I found a video response and also a blog post titled The Bacterial Flagellum and Homology that claims that roughly ~52% of the proteins in the Salmonella flagellum are not homologous to any known precursors using sources from a peer reviewed journal.
Wouldn't that pose a serious problem to the proposed evolutionary model? I tried to find responses to this claim online but couldn't find any, any ideas?
