Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature
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David Coppedge

Berlinermauer
Photo: Berlin Wall, by Noir, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Darwin Wall Still Stands; but for How Long?

The tyranny of Darwinism in academia does not yet allow for open exchange of ideas and debate over origins. Read More ›
Star Trek
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Starship Enterprise: Fungal Transposons Boldly Go

Newly recognized large transposable elements in fungi dubbed Starships may not be selfish after all. Read More ›
gymnastics
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Balance: Bipeds Need It; Where Did It Come From?

“The calyx appeared,” says Dr. Rob Raphael. A more magical explanation could hardly be fabricated. Read More ›
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There Was Berra’s Blunder; Now Lieberman’s Lapse

Tim Berra thought evolution was like the diversification and progress seen in Corvette models. Now, another evolutionist makes an analogy for extinction. Read More ›
humpback whale
humpback whale
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Denton’s “Puzzle of Perfection,” Then and Now

The flip side of Darwin’s proposal of natural selection as a designer substitute is that “things look designed — because they are designed.” Read More ›
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Engineering Brings Life and Vice Versa

An uplifting video about a life-saving invention encapsulates several running themes about intelligent design, with only one brief flaw. Read More ›
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A Power Grid in Muscle Cells Has Profound Design Implications

To see why, we must remember that muscles first appear in the Cambrian explosion. Read More ›
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Photo: Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, by Dartmouth Electron Microscope Facility, Dartmouth College, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

A Biochemical Icon of Intelligent Design, ATP Synthase Does More than Spin

As super-resolution imaging improves, the world’s smallest rotary motor continues to amaze. Read More ›
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Engineering Language Enters Biology — The Case of the Endosome

An automated engineering system presupposes a designer with foresight and a mind that understands how to make things work. Read More ›
Walt Whitman
Photo: Walt Whitman, by Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Let’s Sing the Body Electric

The emerging science of “bioelectricity” is opening new vistas into the electrical energy powering our nerves, organs, and tissues. Read More ›

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