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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
January 24, 2025

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, architect, bacteria, chemotaxis, CheY, common descent, design logic, evolution, genes, histidine, intelligent design, kinase, quorum sensing}

Recurring Design Logic in Gene Regulation

_{Jonathan McLatchie
January 24, 2025

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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A feature of biology that has struck me over the years is the phenomenon of recurring design logic, across systems that do not appear to be related by descent. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
December 24, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, cell division, eukaryotes, eukaryotic cell division, evolution, Evolution News, homology, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, prokaryotes, prokaryotic cells}

The Cell Division Challenge to Eukaryogenesis — And to Evolution

_{Jonathan McLatchie
December 24, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The disparity between the eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell division is very surprising given the standard evolutionary view of gradual, incremental evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
November 26, 2024

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, anaphase, BIO-Complexity, cell division, centromere, checkpoints, chromosome, dynein, eukaryotic cell cycle, eukaryotic cell division, foresight, Irreducible Complexity, kinesin, kinetochore, metaphase, microtubules, mitosis, mitotic cell division, motor proteins, protein complexes, proteins}

The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle: An Irreducibly Complex System

_{Jonathan McLatchie
November 26, 2024

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design

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Any system that achieves a complex higher-level objective by means of various well-matched interacting components requires foresight to come about. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
November 13, 2024

Categories
Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacteria, bioinformatics, C. elegans, Discovery Institute, DNA, E. coli, evolution, evolutionary paradigm, fungi, genes, genomes, genomics, intelligent design, nucleotide sequences, ORfan genes, PLOS ONE, search engines}

ORFanID: An Online Search Engine for Identifying Orfan Genes

_{Jonathan McLatchie
November 13, 2024

Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The existence of such genes is surprising given the hypothesis of universal common descent. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
November 12, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, alleles, Arizona State University, crustaceans, Daphnia pulex, Denyse O'Leary, editors, evolution, genome, hype, selection}

Is Daphnia Evolving at “Lightning Speed”?

_{Jonathan McLatchie
November 12, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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If this is a prime example of the transformative power of evolution, the evidence is not at all impressive. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
November 11, 2024

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, BIO-Complexity, control systems, eukaryotes, evolution, Evolution News, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, proteins}

New Paper Challenges Evolutionary Account of the Eukaryotic Cell Cycle

_{Jonathan McLatchie
November 11, 2024

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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This is a subject of long-standing interest to me, and I have published several articles here. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
October 14, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animation, ATP synthase, cellular respiration, electron transport chain, Energy, glycolysis, Harvard University, intelligent design, Krebs cycle, protons}

Appreciating the Molecular Detail of ATP Synthase

_{Jonathan McLatchie
October 14, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Here, I wish to highlight this animation, again narrated by Harvard’s Professor Robert Lue. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
October 13, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, ATP synthase, electron transport chain, electrons, Energy, Harvard University, Krebs cycle, protons}

Watch: Animation Reveals the Intricacies of the Electron Transport Chain

_{Jonathan McLatchie
October 13, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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In short, the electron transport chain involves the flow of electrons through a respiratory chain. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
October 11, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animation, ATP, carbon dioxide, cofactors, Drew Berry, electron transport chain, electrons, enzymes, glucose, glycolysis, Krebs cycle}

The Incredible Krebs Cycle

_{Jonathan McLatchie
October 11, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Earlier, I wrote about various obstacles to the evolutionary origins of the glycolytic pathway. As noted previously, the end result of glycolysis is pyruvate. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
September 20, 2024

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adenosine triphosphate, amino acids, ATP, causal circularity, cellular respiration, citric acid cycle, complexity, electron transport chain, enzymes, evolution, glycolysis, intelligent design, mind, oxidative phosphorylation, oxygen, unguided evolution, water}

Challenges to the Evolutionary Origins of the Glycolytic Pathway

_{Jonathan McLatchie
September 20, 2024

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The complexity and engineering sophistication comport much better with the hypothesis of design. Read More ›