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Author
David Coppedge

Date
November 8, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, C. elegans, Caltech, cells, David Klinghoffer, epigenetics, genome, Hospital for Sick Children, John Innes Centre, metabolism, Modern Synthesis, molecular machines, Neo-Darwinism, organelles, Stephen Buranyi, The Guardian, The Scientist, Toronto, University of Konstanz}

Epigenetics Directs Genetics — And That’s a Problem for Darwinism

_{David Coppedge
November 8, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The ability to sequence genomes was a great accomplishment. But there is something over and above genes. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
November 1, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, ammonia, astrobiology, astrology, Australia, biosignatures, carbon dioxide, Carl Sagan, Casey Luskin, Douglas Axe, habitability, ID the Future, James Webb Space Telescope, meteorites, methane, Michael Denton, molybdenum, Open University, oxygen, ozone, polypeptides, Privileged Species, protein space, SETI, solar system, The Conversation, The Privileged Planet, UFOs}

Search for Habitable Planets Is a Design Detection Exercise

_{David Coppedge
November 1, 2022

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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The extent of habitable space within all space can serve as a determinant of the plausibility of naturalism vs intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 24, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, bones, evolution, foresight, hierarchy, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, mechanism, mutations, neo-Darwinian mechanism, PLOS Biology, tissues}

Bone Growth Demonstrates Irreducible Complexity and Hierarchical Control

_{David Coppedge
October 24, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Science

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How does a bone “know” to keep its structures at proper ratios along its length as it grows? Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 21, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, archaea, Colorado, CRISPR-Cas9, Darwinian theory, DNA, evolution, genes, genetic information, methane, microbes, Nature (journal), Star Trek, toxins}

Beneficial Borgs Have Landed

_{David Coppedge
October 21, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Borg theory represents a major paradigm shift about how genetic information is stored and shared. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 20, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Caltech, chromosomes, Duke University, ENCODE, evolution, GENCODE, genes, intelligent design, John Mattick, junk DNA, miRNA, mRNAs, ncRNAs, Research, RNA, The Scientist, UC San Diego, University of New South Wales}

Noncoding RNA Research Gaining Ground Over “Junk” Label

_{David Coppedge
October 20, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Perhaps it won’t be long before everyone, critics included, looks at the “junk DNA” concept in the rear-view mirror. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 19, 2022

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Rare Earth
Tagged
, A Fortunate Universe, Cosmic Habitable Age, dark energy, earth, Freeman Dyson, Guillermo Gonzalez, Jay Richards, Michael Denton, Moon, Privileged Species, solar system, sun, The Anthropic Cosmological Principle, The Privileged Planet, universe}

Intelligent Design and Cosmic Fine-Tuning

_{David Coppedge
October 19, 2022

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Rare Earth

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In combination, the factors mentioned here and in my last two posts constrain the “cosmic habitable age” to narrower dimensions. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 18, 2022

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astrophysicists, coincidences, complex life, earth, Enceladus, geysers, habitable zone, intelligent design, Jupiter, magnetic field, Mars, Michael Denton, NASA, Neptune, plate tectonics, Second Law of Thermodynamics, solar system, The Miracle of Man, thermodynamics, timing, Titan, Uranus}

Intelligent Design and Planetary Timing

_{David Coppedge
October 18, 2022

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

5}

Enceladus is an especially fascinating case. Nearly 100 geysers of water ice are currently jetting out of its south pole at supersonic speed. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 17, 2022

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Cassini mission, Diamond Ring, earth, eclipse, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, Jay Richards, JPL, movies, The Conversation, The Privileged Planet, timing, totality}

Fine-Timing as Evidence of Intelligent Design

_{David Coppedge
October 17, 2022

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Sometimes it’s not just the tuning that indicates design. Sometimes it’s the timing as well. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 7, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adenine, ATP synthase, evolution, genetic information, glycolysis, hydrothermal vents, intelligent design, Krebs cycle, Miller-Urey experiment, Nick Lane, PLOS Biology, protocells, University College London}

Game Over? Nick Lane Wants Another Inning

_{David Coppedge
October 7, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Michael Behe described how he attended a conference to hear Nobel laureate John Walker, the world’s expert on ATP synthase, explain how it might have evolved. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 6, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, California, Caltech, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Cnidaria, dolphins, flippers, George Washington University, Illustra Media, jellyfish, Lad Allen, Living Waters, Phys.org, salmon, sea lion, sea turtles, The Conversation}

Secrets that Give Sea Lions and Jellyfish Their Edge as Swimmers

_{David Coppedge
October 6, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

5}

The world’s best human designers are attempting to build machines to mimic what these animals “naturally do. Read More ›