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Is Information the Future of Biology and Medicine?

University of Washington’s Georg Seelig wants to “design molecules” and “write genetic information.” Read More ›
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Unleash the Trial Lawyers to End Mutilation of Gender-Dysphoric Children

In my experience — as a once-practicing trial attorney — when the smell of money is in the water, ideology is generally not the first priority. Read More ›
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Does a New Scientific Study Offer Evidence of Life after Death?

Maybe there is no evolutionary explanation. There is certainly no discernible natural-selection benefit. Read More ›
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Listen: Demonizers and Dehumanizers

John West urges supporters of vaccinations to meet the other side not with insults but with reasoned discourse and scientific evidence. Read More ›
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Why We Will Never Control Medical Costs

The purposes of medicine are expanding rapidly beyond treating actual illnesses/injuries and promoting wellness. Read More ›
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Are Transplant Doctors Causing Brain Death?

A new and highly problematic means of obtaining organs is pushing the boundaries of the “dead donor rule." Read More ›
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Dr. Michael Egnor: “Operating on Healthy Bodies Defies Surgical Ethics”

"A well-performed operation is still malpractice (or even assault) if it is not done for valid medical reasons." Read More ›
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Egnor: Why More Sex Change Medicine for Teens in U.S. than Europe?

One factor in the difference between the United States and Europe may be less accurate information in the United States. Read More ›
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Biologist P. Z. Meyers Denies That Life Begins at Conception

Obviously, life begins at conception. With the fusion of the sperm and the egg, a new human life begins. Read More ›

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