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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
October 1, 2021

Categories
Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, ATP, carbon, carbon emissions, chlorophyll, chloroplasts, ecosystem, electricity, energy sources, green energy, intelligent design, light, matter, molecular machines, photosynthesis, photovoltaics, solar panels, voltage}

Nature’s Energy Mining Relies on Molecular Design

_{Emily Reeves
October 1, 2021

Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Plants mine energy from a primary source (sun) and transform that energy into a secondary source (sugar). Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
September 30, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, constraints, ecosystem, Energy, entropy, evolution, friction, gravity, green energy, intelligent design, oxygen, photosynthesis, photovoltaics, sunlight}

Why Intelligent Design Can Help Develop Clean, Green Energy Solutions

_{Emily Reeves
September 30, 2021

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Photosynthesis has been criticized as inefficient. Why? Because it is assumed to be the product of a mindless evolutionary process. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
July 28, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, codes, DNA, E. coli, endosymbiosis, Eric Bapteste, evolutionary theory, fitness, genetic change, intelligent agents, intelligent design, Kanamycin, languages, molecular biology, mutagenesis, mutations, parasites, species, symbionts, Systems Biology, UV radiation, viruses}

Eric Bapteste on External Genetic Change In “Age-Distorters”

_{Emily Reeves
July 28, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Species are surrounded by other species (often sharing the same body), and therefore may interfere with one another’s fitness. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
July 27, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, antigens, DNA, Eric Bapteste, genetic change, genetic information, genetic variations, HGT, intelligent agents, intelligent design, mutations, polymerase, selection, sexual reproduction, UV radiation}

Examining Sources of Genetic Change

_{Emily Reeves
July 27, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Eric Bapteste, a researcher at Sorbonne University, just co-authored a review discussing genetic change in the context of aging. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 25, 2021

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bioengineering, Erika DeBenedictis, intelligent design, MIT, optimality, Research, robustness, scientists, TEDx talk}

Concluding Comments: Playing God vs. Respecting Design

_{Emily Reeves
May 25, 2021

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design

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It truly matters that we follow the evidence to its logical end and base our research and applications on that end. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 24, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Biology
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, "poor design", bioengineering, biological information, biotechnology, blindness, design intuition, Erika DeBenedictis, evolutionary processes, genome, genome editing, Hg38, intelligent design, iPhone, MIT, optimality, TEDx talk}

Intelligent Design Has Implications for Genome Editing

_{Emily Reeves
May 24, 2021

Bioethics, Biology, Intelligent Design, Medicine

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Biology is a lavish display of sophisticated designs exceeding all human engineering to date. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 21, 2021

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", An Introduction to Systems Biology, ARF, bioengineering, biological information, Darwinian processes, diarrhea, Erez Ribak, Erika DeBenedictis, gut bacteria, INK4a, intelligent design, MIT, Müller cells, natural selection, neurons, optic nerve, photoreceptors, physiology, random mutation, Technion, TEDx talk, Uri Alon, vertebrate eye, vestigial structures}

Verdicts of “Poor Design” in Biology Don’t Have a Good Track Record

_{Emily Reeves
May 21, 2021

Biology, Intelligent Design

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For years people cited the wiring of the vertebrate eye as evidence of “poor design” in biology. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 20, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acids, ARF, biological information, cancer, constraints, data compression, DNA, Erika DeBenedictis, evolution, genome, INK4a, intelligent design, MIT, mutations, open reading frames, optimality, overlapping genes, tumors}

Is the INK4a/ARF Overlap a Settled Example of Poor Design?

_{Emily Reeves
May 20, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Dr. DeBenedictis’s basic argument is that there is a section of the human genome where two genes overlap, both of which are important for suppressing tumors. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 19, 2021

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", amino acids, biology textbooks, carbon, constraints, development, Drosophila, elements, embryology, Erika DeBenedictis, glycolysis, human engineers, human genome, intelligent design, metabolism, Michael Denton, optimality, Princeton University, TEDx talk, William Bialek}

Optimality Recognized in Core Biological Infrastructure

_{Emily Reeves
May 19, 2021

Biology, Intelligent Design

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I will begin with an example from embryology, then turn to metabolism, and finish with the breadth of chemical space covered by the natural amino acids. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 18, 2021

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", beetles, bioengineering, cancer, ceramics, disease, drones, Erika DeBenedictis, hummingbird, intelligent design, iPhone, MIT, optimality, photosynthesis, solar panels, somatic cells}

How Do We Decide if Something Is Well Designed or Poorly Designed?

_{Emily Reeves
May 18, 2021

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design

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Erika DeBenedictis's statement that “organisms are absolutely the most sophisticated machines we know of” is supported by overwhelming evidence. Read More ›