Mutation: Difference between revisions

{{cquote|We see then that the mutation reduces the specificity of the ribosome protein and that means a loss of genetic information. ... Rather than saying the bacterium gained [[antibiotic resistance|resistance to the antibiotic]], it is more correct to say that is lost sensitivity to it. ... All point mutations that have been studied on the molecular level turn out to reduce the genetic information and not increase it.<ref>Wikipedia contributors. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Spetner Lee Spetner.] English Wikipedia.</ref>}}

{{cquote|Mutations only alter current genetic information; they have never, ''ever'' been observed to add genetic information; they can only change what is there. I have a lot of papers come across my desk of supposedly mutations that have added genetic information, and I've read them all, and I've looked at them all, and never, ''once'' have I seen one that has added genetic information; they just don't do that. <ref>Answers in Genesis. [http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/bios/g_purdom.asp Dr. Georgia Purdom: Molecular Geneticist, Speaker, Author, Researcher.]</ref><ref>Purdom, Georgia. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6WFUCJNu2w "Beneficial" Mutations: Big Fairy Tale!] Via YouTube.</ref>}}