Author: Thomas E. Woodward

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Author
Thomas E. Woodward

Date
August 7, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biochemistry, biology, Charles Thaxton, children, Christian rock music, Christianity Today, Darwin on Trial, Darwin’s Black Box, evolution, grad students, grandchildren, intelligent design, James Shreeve, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, Moody Monthly, New York Times Book Review, Phillip E. Johnson, professors, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Meyer, Tampa Bay, Trinity College, University of South Florida}

Behe’s Breakthrough: Memories of Darwin’s Black Box

_{Thomas E. Woodward
August 7, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The cover artist was working on a bit of extra creativity, showing Behe playing poker with Charles Darwin, and holding the winning cards. Read More ›

3d render of dna structure, abstract background

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Author
Thomas E. Woodward

Date
July 21, 2026

Categories
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biologists, biology, Charles Darwin, epigenetics, Epigenetics and the Architect, epigenome, evolution, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, genetics, genome, intelligent design, James P. Gills, John F. Kennedy, microbiology, Peter Lipton, purposiveness, Rice University, Royal Society, Stephen Buranyi, technology, The Guardian, Third Way of Evolution, Thomas E. Woodward, Victorian England, Weltanschauung, worldview}

DNA and Beyond: A Multilayered Revolution

_{Thomas E. Woodward and James P. Gills, MD
July 21, 2026

Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Because we are dealing with foundational scientific discoveries, we will address several “So what?” questions. Read More ›

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Author
Thomas E. Woodward

Date
July 14, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Amazon jungle, animals, Antoni Gaudí, architects, Barcelona, C. S. Lewis, Carlsbad Caverns, cosmos, Epigenetics and the Architect, Homo sapiens, human intelligence, humanity, Isaac Newton, James P. Gills, Johannes Kepler, Judeo-Christian tradition, La Pedrera, medieval Church, Park Güell, Sagrada Família, Spain, Steve Fuller, theism, Thomas E. Woodward, University of Warwick}

Peering into the Known and the Unknown

_{Thomas E. Woodward and James P. Gills, MD
July 14, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Every masterpiece can be traced to its master designer — the architect. Sagrada Família is no exception. Read More ›

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Author
Thomas E. Woodward

Date
July 7, 2026

Categories
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, acetylation, atheists, biological codes, biology, Cambridge University, DNA, DNA tag maps, evolutionists, George Church, Harvard University, histone tag maps, histones, human cell, Human Genome Project, intelligence, intelligent design, iPhone, materialism, methylation, Michael Behe, Mind and Cosmos, Nanoarchaeum equitans, Oxford University Press, Peter Lipton, phosphorylation, Robert Prinz, specified complexity, Stephen Meyer, supercomputer, Thomas Nagel, uniformitarianism, William Dembski}

Biological Codes, and More: Evolutionists Scramble for an Adequate Cause

_{Thomas E. Woodward and James P. Gills, MD
July 7, 2026

Genetics, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Much of the information essential to cellular function isn’t editable via random genetic mutations in DNA and is thus inaccessible to the Darwinian mechanism. Read More ›

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Author
Thomas E. Woodward

Date
June 30, 2026

Categories
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Berkley Gryder, BIO-Complexity, blood cells, bone cells, cells, Discovery Institute Press, DNA, egg cell, embryo, embryologists, ENCODE, epigenetics, Epigenetics and the Architect, epigenome, Epigenome Roadmap, Human Epigenome Project, Human Genome Project, James P. Gills, Nature (journal), nerve cells, New York Times, Nicholas Wade, skin cells, sperm, submarine, Thomas E. Woodward, UC Berkeley, zona pellucida, zygote}

The Zygote Code and Other Mysteries

_{Thomas E. Woodward and James P. Gills, MD
June 30, 2026

Genetics, Intelligent Design

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As development progresses, each cell is directed to unique use of its DNA files by the epigenetic system, which sits above the DNA. Read More ›

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Author
Thomas E. Woodward

Date
June 23, 2026

Categories
Biology
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, acetyl molecule, acetyl tags, amino acids, Ant-Man, bacterium, beams, biology, broccoli, carbon, cells, Chromosome 17, DNA, engineering, epigenetic information, epigenome, Fantastic Voyage, girders, histone acetylase enzyme, histone core, histone deacetylase enzyme, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, hydrogen, Innerspace, intelligent design, James Gills, methyl tag, miniaturization, natural gas, nucleus, oxygen, physics, proteins, submarine, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Thomas Woodward}

20,000 Bots Under the Sea: A Fantastic Voyage into the Cell

_{Thomas E. Woodward and James P. Gills, MD
June 23, 2026

Biology, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Imagine you have been invited to a futuristic discovery center, a facility that has pioneered the ability to shrink people and objects many orders of magnitude. Read More ›

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Author
Thomas E. Woodward

Date
January 19, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, appendix, atoms, C.S. Lewis, Creative Evolution, Darwinism, faith and science, George Wald, Henri Bergson, intelligent design, Judeo-Christian tradition, Life-Force, Mere Christianity, mind, Mind and Cosmos, monotheism, morality, panpsychism, philosophers, religion, super-intellect, Thomas Nagel, universe, Wald-Nagelanity}

C. S. Lewis on “Creative Evolution,” or the “Life-Force”

_{Thomas E. Woodward
January 19, 2026

Evolution, Faith & Science

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"The Life-Force is a sort of tame God. You can switch it on when you want, but it will not bother you." Read More ›

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Author
Thomas E. Woodward

Date
October 10, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Charles Darwin, Chile, Darwinian theory, Discovery Institute, evolution, fossils, intelligent design, Latin America, T. rex, theism, Travel, trilobites}

Postcard from Santiago: Intelligent Design in Chile

_{Thomas E. Woodward
October 10, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Our class expanded to several hundred in our all-Saturday conference, as I was joined by Dr. Ricardo Bravo, a top Chilean oceanographer. Read More ›

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Author
Thomas E. Woodward

Date
September 14, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, Australia, C.S. Lewis, Cambrian Explosion, cosmic fine-tuning, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, DNA, evolution, Griffith University, intelligent design, molecular machines, Stephen Buranyi, The Guardian}

Report from Australia: Sharing Design Evidence Down Under

_{Thomas E. Woodward
September 14, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Science

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While I packed for my July/August speaking tour of Queensland, Australia, science writer Stephen Buranyi dropped an 11-page bombshell in London. Read More ›