Aineo wrote:slp wrote:tuppence wrote:Missed this one and my apologies:
The frame shift producing the nylong-ingesting bacteria results in a less specific folding of a protein. There is a loss of specificity and that is all.
A loss of specificity that provides a selective advantage. Looks like the whole 'no new information' argument is moot.
A selective advantage that is lethal in a normal environment or did you miss that caveat?
No. As they are not in the 'normal' environment, the mutation is adaptive.
Did that little fact slip by you?