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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
August 26, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, anaphase, cell division, chromatids, chromosomes, Down syndrome, eukaryotic cell cycle, kinetochore, microtubules, mitosis, mitotic cell division, proteins, quality control, somatic cells, spindle assembly checkpoint}

The Elegant Spindle Assembly Checkpoint

_{Jonathan McLatchie
August 26, 2024

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Without this exquisitely engineered system, the cell risks distributing an uneven number of chromosomes to the daughter cells. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
July 18, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, biological systems, blood, capillaries, carbon dioxide, cells, chloroplasts, complex life, Fred Hoyle, hydrological cycle, ice, intelligent design, Michael Denton, minerals, oceans, photosynthesis, prior probability, surface tension, The Wonder of Water, viscosity, water}

The Properties of Water Point to Intelligent Design

_{Jonathan McLatchie
July 18, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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It becomes increasingly difficult to deny what Fred Hoyle called a “common sense interpretation of the facts.” Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
July 10, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atmosphere, Children of Light, chloroplasts, earth, electromagnetic spectrum, elements, Michael Denton, naturalism, Periodic Table, photosynthesis, radiation, stars, sun, theism, water}

The Wonder of Sunlight: Appreciating the Remarkable Coincidences that Make Life Possible

_{Jonathan McLatchie
July 10, 2024

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences

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It is easy to imagine a plethora of scenarios where, if our universe were just slightly different, photosynthesis could not take place. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
June 26, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, ATP, ATP synthase, cellular respiration, cytochrome c, electrons, hydrogen, Michael Denton, mitochondrial membrane, nitrogen, oxygen, protein complexes, transition metals, universe}

Design of the Elements Points to a Theistic Universe

_{Jonathan McLatchie
June 26, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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An innumerable number of features of the natural world show evidence of purpose and intent. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
June 25, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, BIO-Complexity, common ancestry, common design, evolution, evolutionary theory, genetic code, genomes, green algae, intelligent design, mitochondria, mutations, phylogeny, Winston Ewert}

New Paper Argues that Variant Genetic Codes Are Best Explained by Common Design

_{Jonathan McLatchie
June 25, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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A popular argument for a universal common ancestor is the near-universality of the conventional genetic code. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
June 19, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, carbon, elements, Fred Hoyle, Geraint Lewis, helium, hydrogen, hydrophobic force, life, Luke Barnes, macromolecules, neutrons, nitrogen, organic molecules, oxygen, protons, silicon, universe}

The Remarkable Carbon Atom

_{Jonathan McLatchie
June 19, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

6}

This is another one of many countless features of our universe that have to be “just right” for life — in particular, advanced life — to exist. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
June 18, 2024

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, advanced life, atheism, carbon, cells, environmental fitness, hydrogen, hydrophobic force, intelligent design, Michael Denton, nitrogen, oxygen, proteins, The Miracle of the Cell, theism, universe}

An Astonishing Life-Friendly Coincidence: The Properties of the Nonmetal Atoms

_{Jonathan McLatchie
June 18, 2024

Biochemistry, Biology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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It is well established that there are far more ways in which the universe might have been that are non-conducive to life than there are life-friendly ways. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
May 24, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, Creation Myths, Dan Stern Cardinale, debates, Discovery Institute, DNA, Dr. Dan, ENCODE, ERVs, Evolution News, function, genome, junk DNA, Nature (journal), pseudogenes, repetitive DNA, RNA, Rutgers University, YouTube channels}

Did Dr. Dan Make Us Change Our Position on Junk DNA?

_{Jonathan McLatchie
May 24, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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This claim is totally false and it perhaps reflects Dr. Dan’s wish to find a positive spin on the substance of what happened during the debate. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
May 16, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, cell types, Creation Myths, Daniel Stern Cardinale, debates, Dr. Dan, ENCODE, evolution, function, genome, Hox genes, intelligent design, John Mattick, junk DNA, lncRNAs, non-coding DNA, non-coding RNAs, Richard Sternberg, RNA, Rutgers University, scientific literature}

Reflections on Casey Luskin’s Debate with “Dr. Dan”

_{Jonathan McLatchie
May 16, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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I commend Dr. Dan for being an amicable dialogue partner and for his good faith attempt to engage substantively with the relevant scientific issues. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
May 13, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, Daniel Stern Cardinale, debates, DNA, dog, Dr. Dan, embryogenesis, embryonic stem cells, enzymes, evolution, function, genome, humans, intelligent design, junk DNA, methylation, mouse, Nature (journal), non-coding RNAs, peer-reviewed literature, repetitive elements, Rutgers University, Science (journal), transposable elements}

From the “Junk DNA” Files: Can “Degraded” LINE Elements Still Be Functional?

_{Jonathan McLatchie, Richard Sternberg, and Casey Luskin
May 13, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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On May 2, Casey Luskin had an online debate with Professor Daniel Stern Cardinale, an evolutionary biologist at Rutgers University. Read More ›