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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 ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
September 13, 2024

Categories
Anatomy
Intelligent Design
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, apoptosis, cell death, cells, cytochrome c, digits, embryonic development, evolutionary mechanisms, feet, foresight, hands, injury, mitochondria, proteins, sculptor, signals}

The Formation of Our Digits Points to a Process with Foresight

_{Jonathan McLatchie
September 13, 2024

Anatomy, Intelligent Design, Reproductive Science

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Our digits are sculpted from a paddle-like structure in the embryo through the process of apoptosis. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
August 27, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, anaphase, cancer, chromosomes, Down syndrome, kinetochores, metaphase, microtubules, mitotic spindle, spindle assembly checkpoint, tumors, yeast}

Engineered Elegance: Generating the Wait Anaphase Signal

_{Jonathan McLatchie
August 27, 2024

Intelligent Design, Medicine

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Even a single unattached kinetochore is sufficient to trigger the wait anaphase signal, which inhibits activation of the APC/C that drives entry into anaphase. Read More ›

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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 ›